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Lower Cretaceous trackways assignable to xiphosurids were recently found in tidally influenced marginal-marine deposits of the Agrio Formation (Patagonia, Argentina). The aim of this paper is to describe these trace fossils in detail, discuss their conditions of preservation, make palaeoecological and taphonomic inferences from them, and analyse the importance of their palaeogeographic location. These trace fossils are assigned to Kouphichnium, and five track morphotypes are established. Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) are associated with the trackways. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) studies document the involvement of microbial mats in the preservation of the trackways by the presence of cyanobacteria-like filament sheaths. The microbial mats enabled preservation of the tracks by binding and biostabilisation of the sediment surface. The mostly likely producers of the trackways are from the subfamily Limulinae. The studied surface could represent a high-tide mating ground associated with a very shallow water deposit on a warm Cretaceous tidal flat. These records are the first convincingly documented trackways produced by xiphosurids in the Early Cretaceous worldwide and the second fossil record of this group from the Cretaceous in the Southern Hemisphere. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.

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Título:Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation
Autor:Fernández, D.E.; Pazos, P.J.
Filiación:IDEAN-CONICET, Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palabras clave:Cretaceous; Kouphichnium; Marginal marine; Microbially induced sedimentary structures; South America; Xiphosurid trackways; arthropod; Cretaceous; cyanobacterium; depositional environment; fossil record; marine environment; microbial mat; morphotype; paleoecology; paleogeography; preservation; Southern Hemisphere; taphonomy; tidal flat; trace fossil; Patagonia; Cyanobacteria; Kouphichnium
Año:2013
Volumen:375
Página de inicio:16
Página de fin:29
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.02.008
Título revista:Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Título revista abreviado:Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol.
ISSN:00310182
CODEN:PPPYA
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00310182_v375_n_p16_Fernandez

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Fernández, D.E. & Pazos, P.J. (2013) . Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 375, 16-29.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.02.008
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Fernández, D.E., Pazos, P.J. "Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation" . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 375 (2013) : 16-29.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.02.008
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Fernández, D.E., Pazos, P.J. "Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation" . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, vol. 375, 2013, pp. 16-29.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.02.008
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Fernández, D.E., Pazos, P.J. Xiphosurid trackways in a Lower Cretaceous tidal flat in Patagonia: Palaeoecological implications and the involvement of microbial mats in trace-fossil preservation. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 2013;375:16-29.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.02.008