D. E.G. Briggs
Arthropod trackways from the Early Devonian of South Wales: A functional analysis of producers and their behaviour
Briggs, D. E.G.; Smith, A.; Marriott, Susan; Braddy, S. J.
Authors
A. Smith
Susan Marriott
S. J. Braddy
Abstract
Abundant arthropod trackways, assigned to Diplichnites gouldi, are described from the Lower Old Red Sandstone (Early Devonian; Lochkovian) of Pant-y-Maes quarry, Brecon Beacons, South Wales. The trackways are preserved on bedding planes of finely laminated planar and rippled siltstones. The sedimentology of the succession indicates that these units represent bar top and marginal deposits in a braided fluvial setting. Two trackway types are recognized (Type A and B); comparisons with contemporaneous myriapodous producers favour kampecarid and eoarthropleurid myriapods, respectively. Functional analysis of the trackways indicates that the producers were not using the most efficient, stable, walking techniques, but instead utilized in-phase 'swimming stroke'-like gaits. Together with their occurrence on rippled surfaces, and lateral displacement of some trackways (attributed to currents), this indicates that they were produced sub-aqueously.
Citation
Briggs, D. E., Smith, A., Braddy, S. J., & Marriott, S. (2003). Arthropod trackways from the Early Devonian of South Wales: A functional analysis of producers and their behaviour. Geological Magazine, 140(1), 63-72. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756802006982
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2003 |
Journal | Geological Magazine |
Print ISSN | 0016-7568 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 140 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 63-72 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756802006982 |
Keywords | arthropod trackways, Early Devonian, South Wales, producers |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1072134 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0016756802006982 |
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