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The Mazon Creek Lagerstätte: a diverse late Paleozoic ecosystem entombed within siderite concretions

View ORCID ProfileThomas Clements, View ORCID ProfileMark Purnell and Sarah Gabbott
Journal of the Geological Society, 176, 1-11, 4 October 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2018-088
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1Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
2School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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One of the best records of late Paleozoic ecosystems, the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte is world famous for its striking flora and fauna preserved within siderite concretions. Distinct from other late Carboniferous concretionary Lagerstätten because of the remarkable fidelity of soft tissues and pigments that are frequently preserved, the Mazon Creek has seen a revival in investigations during the last 10 years using modern palaeontological techniques. However, many of these modern investigations build upon a literature that incorrectly interprets the palaeoenvironment of the Mazon Creek and the separate biotas: there is a lack of evidence to support a distinct freshwater fauna. Here, we present a detailed overview of the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte, including the palaeoenvironmental conditions, organisms present and the complex taphonomic processes involved in fossil formation. Investigation into the formation of siderite concretions and the complex taphonomic processes controlling soft-bodied preservation are still continuing but are reviewed in detail.

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The Mazon Creek Lagerstätte: a diverse late Paleozoic ecosystem entombed within siderite concretions

Thomas Clements, Mark Purnell and Sarah Gabbott
Journal of the Geological Society, 176, 1-11, 4 October 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2018-088
Thomas Clements
1Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
2School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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