Abundant and diverse early Paleozoic infauna indicated by the stratigraphic record

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Research Article| January 01, 1984 Abundant and diverse early Paleozoic infauna indicated by the stratigraphic record Molly Fritz Miller; Molly Fritz Miller 1Department of Geology, Box 6001-B, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Charles W. Byers Charles W. Byers 2Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Molly Fritz Miller 1Department of Geology, Box 6001-B, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235 Charles W. Byers 2Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1984) 12 (1): 40–43. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<40:AADEPI>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Molly Fritz Miller, Charles W. Byers; Abundant and diverse early Paleozoic infauna indicated by the stratigraphic record. Geology 1984;; 12 (1): 40–43. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<40:AADEPI>2.0.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 Marine benthic animals have lived within the sediment since the late Precambrian. An abundant early Paleozoic infauna is indicated by bioturbated zones and diversity of deposit-feeder and suspension-feeder trace-fossil genera. Burrow depths extended tens of centimetres below the sediment-water interface. Trace-fossil evidence of an abundant early Paleozoic infauna conflicts with evidence from the shelled fauna, which lacks infauna. This requires reinterpretation of early Paleozoic community structure and raises new questions about interactions between early Paleozoic soft-bodied and skeletonized animals. 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.