Teredolites, wood substrates, and sea-level dynamics

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Research Article| September 01, 1991 Teredolites, wood substrates, and sea-level dynamics Charles E. Savrda Charles E. Savrda 1Department of Geology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Charles E. Savrda 1Department of Geology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1991) 19 (9): 905–908. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0905:TWSASL>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Charles E. Savrda; Teredolites, wood substrates, and sea-level dynamics. Geology 1991;; 19 (9): 905–908. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0905:TWSASL>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Allochthonous logs and/or Teredolites, clavate borings produced within xylic (wood) substrates, occur in extraordinary abundance as sedimentary components in transgressive marine shelf deposits of the lower Paleocene Clayton Formation in western Alabama. It is pro-posed herein that the abundance and preservational state of these components were controlled by (1) an influx pulse of xylic substrates into marine and marginal-marine environments, (2) hydraulic concentration of substrates during ravinement, and (3) condensation associated with sediment starvation, all three of which are induced by sea-level rise. The proposed relations among fossil wood, ichnofossils produced therein, and sea-level dynamics may be of use in the discrimination of sequence stratigraphic packages and their bounding surfaces; these relations also have implications for paleobotanical prospecting and the biological evolution and stratigraphic distribution of marine organisms that inhabit xylic substrates. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.