The Mazon Creek Lagerstätte: a diverse late Paleozoic ecosystem entombed within siderite concretions

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dc.contributor.authorClements, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorPurnell, Mark
dc.contributor.authorGabbott, Sarah
dc.contributor.funderNatural Environment Research Councilen
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-07T10:31:16Z
dc.date.available2019-03-07T10:31:16Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractOne of the best records of late Paleozoic ecosystems, the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte is world famous for its striking flora and fauna preserved within siderite concretions. Distinct from other late Carboniferous concretionary Lagerstätten because of the remarkable fidelity of soft tissues and pigments that are frequently preserved, the Mazon Creek has seen a revival in investigations during the last 10 years using modern palaeontological techniques. However, many of these modern investigations build upon a literature that incorrectly interprets the palaeoenvironment of the Mazon Creek and the separate biotas: there is a lack of evidence to support a distinct freshwater fauna. Here, we present a detailed overview of the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte, including the palaeoenvironmental conditions, organisms present and the complex taphonomic processes involved in fossil formation. Investigation into the formation of siderite concretions and the complex taphonomic processes controlling soft-bodied preservation are still continuing but are reviewed in detail.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council (P14DF19)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationClements, T., Purnell, M. and Gabbott, S., 2019. The Mazon Creek Lagerstätte: a diverse late Paleozoic ecosystem entombed within siderite concretions. Journal of the Geological Society, 176(1), 1-11. DOI: 10.1144/jgs2018-088en
dc.identifier.doi10.1144/jgs2018-088
dc.identifier.endpage11en
dc.identifier.issn0016-7649
dc.identifier.issn2041-479X
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of the Geological Societyen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7570
dc.identifier.volume176en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherGeological Society of Londonen
dc.relation.urihttps://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/jgs/article-lookup?doi=10.1144/jgs2018-088
dc.rights© 2018 The Author(s)en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en
dc.subjectLate paleozoic ecosystemsen
dc.subjectMazon creek lagerstätteen
dc.subjectPalaeontological techniquesen
dc.titleThe Mazon Creek Lagerstätte: a diverse late Paleozoic ecosystem entombed within siderite concretionsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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