Highly resolved taphonomic variations within the Early Ordovician Fezouata Biota
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ID Serval
serval:BIB_8617B3F4075E
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Highly resolved taphonomic variations within the Early Ordovician Fezouata Biota
Périodique
Scientific Reports
ISSN
2045-2322
ISSN-L
2045-2322
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
06/09/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
14
Numéro
1
Langue
anglais
Résumé
The Fezouata Biota (Morocco) is a Burgess Shale-type (BST) assemblage that provides a wealth of information on Early Ordovician ecosystems. Much work has been done to compare the preservation of the Fezouata Biota to other BSTs. However, studies investigating preservation variations within the Fezouata Biota are rare. Here, we use probabilities to investigate the preservation of various ecological categories of Fezouata eumetazoans. Complex taphonomic processes and phylum-specific constraints have led to the better preservation of predators/scavengers in this biota. However, no differences in preservation are observed between vagile and sessile taxa. Importantly, Tremadocian taxa are better preserved than Floian ones. As such, this study highlights the gradual closure of the BST window of preservation in the Zagora region of Morocco and constitutes a benchmark for future palaeoecological and evolutionary studies on the Fezouata Biota.
Pubmed
Open Access
Oui
Financement(s)
Fonds national suisse / PZ00P2_209102
Fonds national suisse / CRSII5_198691
Création de la notice
17/09/2024 9:39
Dernière modification de la notice
20/09/2024 12:30