Vermiform Burrows and Rate of Sedimentation in the Lower Greensand
- 1 February 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 99 (1) , 33-40
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800057101
Abstract
Vermiform burrows, which are common in the Lower Greensand, can be used to estimate the relative rate of sedimentation, repeated penetration by burrowing organisms being taken as indicating slow deposition, a single undisturbed penetration as indicating rapid deposition. Application of this criterion is illustrated by reference to the Ferruginous Sands of the Isle of Wight.Keywords
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