Fossil preservation through phosphatization and silicification in the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (South China): a comparative synthesis

Volume: 434, Pages: 46 - 62
Published: Sep 15, 2015
Abstract
Phosphatized and silicified microfossils – preserved through replication of organic templates by authigenic calcium phosphate and silica, respectively – form through mechanistically similar mineralization processes but under notably different conditions. In order to characterize the environments and taphonomic processes associated with these preservational pathways, we compare phosphatized and silicified fossil assemblages in the Ediacaran...
Paper Details
Title
Fossil preservation through phosphatization and silicification in the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (South China): a comparative synthesis
Published Date
Sep 15, 2015
Volume
434
Pages
46 - 62
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