[HTML][HTML] Resolving MISS conceptions and misconceptions: a geological approach to sedimentary surface textures generated by microbial and abiotic processes
The rock record contains a rich variety of sedimentary surface textures on siliciclastic
sandstone, siltstone and mudstone bedding planes. In recent years, an increasing number …
sandstone, siltstone and mudstone bedding planes. In recent years, an increasing number …
Field and laboratory tests for recognition of Ediacaran paleosols
GJ Retallack - Gondwana Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Not a single paleosol had been described from rocks of Ediacaran age until 2011, but 354
Ediacaran paleosols have been described by 20 different authors since then. Some of these …
Ediacaran paleosols have been described by 20 different authors since then. Some of these …
True substrates: the exceptional resolution and unexceptional preservation of deep time snapshots on bedding surfaces
NS Davies, AP Shillito - Sedimentology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rock outcrops of the sedimentary–stratigraphic record often reveal bedding planes that can
be considered to be true substrates: preserved surfaces that demonstrably existed at the …
be considered to be true substrates: preserved surfaces that demonstrably existed at the …
Dickinsonia discovered in India and late Ediacaran biogeography
GJ Retallack, NA Matthews, S Master, RG Khangar… - Gondwana …, 2021 - Elsevier
The discovery of Dickinsonia in India allows assessment of biogeographic provinces and
plate tectonic reconstructions for the late Ediacaran. The fossils were found in the roof of …
plate tectonic reconstructions for the late Ediacaran. The fossils were found in the roof of …
[HTML][HTML] What happens between depositional events, stays between depositional events: the significance of organic mat surfaces in the capture of Ediacara …
In the absence of complex, bioturbating organisms, the seafloor during the Precambrian was
covered in widespread organic matgrounds. The greatest diversity and complexity of organic …
covered in widespread organic matgrounds. The greatest diversity and complexity of organic …
[HTML][HTML] Incomplete but intricately detailed: the inevitable preservation of true substrates in a time-deficient stratigraphic record
NS Davies, AP Shillito - Geology, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
True substrates are defined as sedimentary bedding planes that demonstrably existed at the
sediment-water or sediment-air interface at the time of deposition, as evidenced by features …
sediment-water or sediment-air interface at the time of deposition, as evidenced by features …
Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) from the Ediacaran Jodhpur Sandstone, Marwar Supergroup, western Rajasthan
S Kumar, S Ahmad - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
Fourteen microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) have been described from the
middle part of the Jodhpur Sandstone. They have been subdivided under three headings;(A) …
middle part of the Jodhpur Sandstone. They have been subdivided under three headings;(A) …
Biotic vs abiotic origin of unusual features from Mesoproterozoic of Vindhyan Supergroup, India
Biogenic signatures in Precambrian rocks are often difficult to confirm and debatable. We
present some unusual features associated with microbial-mat related structures (MRS) from …
present some unusual features associated with microbial-mat related structures (MRS) from …
Microbial mat records in siliciclastic rocks: examples from four Indian Proterozoic basins and their modern equivalents in Gulf of Cambay
Microbial mat-related structures (MRS) in siliciclastics have been investigated from four
Proterozic formations in India, namely the Marwar Supergroup, the Vindhyan Supergroup …
Proterozic formations in India, namely the Marwar Supergroup, the Vindhyan Supergroup …
[HTML][HTML] Ediacaran life close to land: Coastal and shoreface habitats of the Ediacaran macrobiota, the Central Flinders Ranges, South Australia
WJ McMahon, AG Liu, BH Tindal… - Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
ABSTRACT The Rawnsley Quartzite of South Australia hosts some of the world's most
diverse Ediacaran macrofossil assemblages, with many of the constituent taxa interpreted as …
diverse Ediacaran macrofossil assemblages, with many of the constituent taxa interpreted as …