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Asymmetry of Zoophycos burrows as a way‐up criterion—a reconsideration
Author(s) -
WETZEL ANDREAS
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
sedimentology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.494
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1365-3091
pISSN - 0037-0746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1985.tb00486.x
Subject(s) - trace fossil , burrow , geology , asymmetry , paleontology , trace (psycholinguistics) , physics , philosophy , linguistics , quantum mechanics
The asymmetric fill of Zoophycos spreiten observed in cross‐sections cannot always be used as a reliable geopetal indicator. Rather, the use of the entire burrow system is more reliable because of the asymmetry of the whole trace fossil.