Abstract
One hundred asterosomid specimens from 24 sections of several flysch facies of the Northern (Tuscan-Romagna-Umbrian) Apennines have been analysed to study their radial backfill using taphonomic characteristics. These characteristics include the stratinomic position in the bed, the shape and morphology of concave or convex tunnels, the type of subhorizontal crossing, the disposition and shape of wrinkles and cracks, and newly recognized fan-shaped, micro-debris flow deposits in the sides of tunnels induced by the radial backfilling compression causing shock in mud. Many types of preservation have been found in Halopoa ichnospecies while other preservational aspects ( Asterosoma and Lennea in primis, while the Fucusopsis preservation and aspect has been included in ichnogenus Halopoa ). This comparative taphonomic study enhances, for the first time in the turbidites of Apennines, the role of radial backfill as a type of deposit-feeding in deep-sea firmgrounds and softgrounds, produced by soft-bodied organisms (probably worms).
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
