Pleistocene trace fossils in the Ironshore Formation, Little Cayman, British West Indies

Abstract: Oosparite grainstones of the Pleistocene Ironshore Formation, Little Cayman, British West Indies, contain the trace fossils Conichnus conicus, Ophiomorpha nodosa, and Planolites beverleyensis. The dominance of vertically-oriented trace fossils, complexity of cross-stratifications, coarseness of the sediment channel fill, and presence of several rudstone layers suggest deposition close to the seaward portion of lagoonal channels where higher energy conditions prevailed.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Pleistocene trace fossils in the Ironshore Formation, Little Cayman, British West Indies ; volume:3 ; number:1 ; year:2011 ; pages:71-76 ; extent:6 ; Open Geosciences ; 3, Heft 1 (2011), 71-76 (gesamt 6)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Metz, Robert

Further information

• DOI: 10.2478/s13533-011-0009-3
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2501051715565.829280618451
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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