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Horizontal Burrows

Horizontal Burrows is a type of bioturbation structure characterized by trace fossils or excavation patterns predominantly oriented parallel to bedding planes, distinguishing it from vertical or inclined burrow systems through its lateral sediment displacement and association with sediment stabilization or feeding strategies within a single stratigraphic horizon.

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2017–2026

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Biomat-related lifestyles in the Precambrian

Adolf Seilacher · Palaios · 1999 · 554 citations

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First evidence for locomotion in the Ediacara biota from the 565 Ma Mistaken Point Formation, Newfoundland

Alexander Liu, Duncan Mcllroy, Martin D. Brasier · Geology · 2010 · 172 citations

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Worm burrows and oxic microniches in marine sediments. 1. Spatial and temporal scales

Tom Fenchel · Marine Biology · 1996 · 140 citations

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Behavioral and anatomical unity of the earliest burrowing animals and the cause of the “Cambrian explosion”

Jerzy Dzik · Paleobiology · 2005 · 136 citations

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Biogenic sedimentary structures produced by worms in soupy, soft muds; observations from the Chattanooga Shale (Upper Devonian) and experiments

V. Lobza, J. Schieber · Journal of Sedimentary Research · 1999 · 122 citations

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Authors

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  1. AA
    A. A. Ekdale

    University of Utah, United States

    4 publications · 323 citations

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  2. GM
    Guy M. Narbonne

    Queen's University, Canada

    2 publications · 104 citations

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  3. MG
    M. Gabriela Mángano

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    2 publications · 114 citations

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  4. CB
    Christian Blanpied

    Total (France), France

    1 publications · 56 citations

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  5. MA
    Margaret A. Bradshaw

    Canterbury Museum, New Zealand

    1 publications · 52 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    264 citations

  2. Memorial University of Newfoundland

    St. John's, Canada

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    426 citations

  3. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    104 citations

  4. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    43 citations

  5. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    245 citations

  6. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    242 citations

  7. Smithsonian Marine Station

    Ft. Pierce, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    168 citations

  8. State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy

    Nanjing, China

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    156 citations

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  2. Journal of Paleontology

    4 publications · 173 citations

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  3. Geology

    2 publications · 224 citations

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  4. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

    1 publications · 46 citations

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  5. Ecology and Evolution

    1 publications · 21 citations

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