Ichnology is the study of traces created in the substrate by living organisms. This is the first
book to systematically cover basic concepts and applications in both paleobiology and …

This book provides readers with a well-balanced blend of high-quality photographs, figures
and accompanying texts on the identification of trace fossils, both in core and in outcrop …

The landscapes and seascapes of Earth's surface provide the theatre for life, but to what
extent did the actors build the stage? The role of life in the long-term shaping of the …

Hominid footprints are particularly appealing and evocative of the living activity of our
ancestors. The most famous and oldest (Late Pliocene, ca. 3.7 Ma) hominid footprints, from …

The foreseeable acceleration of global sea level rise could potentially pose a major threat to
the natural charm and functional integrity of the world-renowned tourist coastal attractions of …

Massive fossil shell accumulations require particular conditions to be formed and may
provide valuable insights into the sedimentary environments favouring such concentrations …

The trace fossil Macaronichnus segregatis degiberti (7–15 mm in diameter) is recorded for
the first time in deep-marine contourites which were deposited in a Late Miocene outer-shelf …

The lower Miocene Chenque Formation of Patagonia contains superbly preserved and
diverse ichnofaunas, including the ichnogenera Asterosoma, Balanoglossites, Chondrites …

Macaronichnus segregatis degiberti, a relatively large ichnosubspecies of Macaronichnus
segregatis, is an almost straight to gently curved, cylindrical, fossilized burrow, oriented …

ABSTRACT In the Upper Permian to Lower Triassic Khuff Formation in the Arabian Gulf, a
vast shallow-marine carbonate platform developed broad facies belts with little significant …