Abstract:
Disarticulation, encrustation, bioerosion, fragmentation and abrasion are the recorded taphonomic processes in the intertidal gastropod and bivalve shells from the northern Red Sea coast, Egypt. Balanoids, polychaetes, bivalves and bryozoans are the recorded encrusters. Bioerosion traces were predominately of clionid sponges and gastropods. They are represented by the ichnogenera Entobia and Oichnus. Fragmentation was mainly resulted from mechanical and biological processes. Many specimens are abraded, lacking-sheen, and showed evidence of corrosion. Most bivalve shells are dominated by disarticulated valves.
Page(s):
1287-1296
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Volume: 47, Issue: 5, Year: 2015
Keywords:
Egypt
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Taphonomy
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Bivalvia
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Gastropoda
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Red Sea coast