Biostratinomy of bivalves from Jurassic and Early Cretaceous lakes of NE China
Fürsich F, Pan YH, Wang YQ (2016)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2016
Journal
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Book Volume: 25
Pages Range: 399-405
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2015.11.001
Abstract
Bivalves are comparatively rare elements of the benthic faunas of Jurassic and Early Cretaceous lakes of northeastern China. In the past, Arguniella and Sphaerium have been regarded as belonging to the communities that populated the offshore areas of lake Sihetun, represented by the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of western Liaoning. A detailed biostratinomic analysis of these bivalves suggests, however, that they were introduced from marginal lake habitats where they were reworked by storms and occasionally were transported in suspension offshore. Some of these bivalves were dead and settled on the lake floor as single valves or articulated but opened valves (butterfly position). Others were transported alive but died on their arrival at the bottom due to inimical conditions caused by reduced oxygen levels. A similar interpretation is given for articulated valves of Ferganoconcha in thinly bedded siltstones of the Jurassic Daohugou Fossil Beds of Inner Mongolia, which were also carried alive by hyperpycnal flows to their burial site where they died due to lack of oxygen.
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APA:
Fürsich, F., Pan, Y.-H., & Wang, Y.-Q. (2016). Biostratinomy of bivalves from Jurassic and Early Cretaceous lakes of NE China. Palaeoworld, 25(3), 399-405. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2015.11.001
MLA:
Fürsich, Franz, Yan-Hong Pan, and Ya-Qiong Wang. "Biostratinomy of bivalves from Jurassic and Early Cretaceous lakes of NE China." Palaeoworld 25.3 (2016): 399-405.
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