DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.103059
论文题名: Trace fossils as proxy for biotic recovery after the end-Permian mass extinction: A critical review
作者: Luo M. ; Shi G.R. ; Buatois L.A. ; Chen Z.-Q.
刊名: Earth Science Reviews
ISSN: 00128252
出版年: 2020
卷: 203 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Biotic recovery
; Early Triassic
; Ecosystem reconstruction
; End-Permian mass extinction
; Ichnological parameter
; Trace fossil
英文关键词: bedding plane
; biotic factor
; bioturbation
; complexity
; critical analysis
; ichnofabric
; ichnology
; mass extinction
; Permian
; trace fossil
; Animalia
; Crustacea
; Rhizocorallium
; Thalassinoides
英文摘要: Trace fossils represent records of the activity of both epifaunal and infaunal animals, providing significant information for a deeper understanding of Earth's past environments and ecosystems. Increasingly, more and more ichno-metrics (quantitative ichnological indicators) have been proposed and applied to critical geological intervals as a methodology to assess the mechanisms and timing of biotic recoveries following mass extinctions. However, detailed assessment of the robustness and the scope of their applications is needed before we place them on more solid theoretical grounds. This paper presents a critical review of a range of popularly used ichnological parameters, including ichnodiversity, bioturbation index, ichnofabric index, bedding plane bioturbation index, burrow size, complexity, tiering, key ichnotaxa and some new parameters (e.g., ichnodisparity) with respect to their applicability and relative robustness as proxies for assessing the pacing of marine ecosystem recovery following major biotic perturbations, with a particular reference to the end-Permian mass extinction event. A detailed summary of the significance and caveats of each parameter is also provided. We suggest that bedding plane bioturbation index remains to be explored to indicate recovery while ichnodisparity holds potential to assess biotic recovery in future studies. Key ichnotaxa (e.g., Rhizocorallium and Thalassinoides) that are produced by malacostracan crustaceans, among other organisms, can be reliable indicators of environmental stability and ecosystem recovery. Further, we propose that the overall low bioturbation intensities may have substantially influenced marine elemental cycling during the Permian–Triassic transition that led to a possible drawdown of sulfate concentration in the Early Triassic oceans through enhanced pyrite burial. © 2019 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/166167
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作者单位: State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China; School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields AveNSW 2522, Australia; Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, China
Recommended Citation:
Luo M.,Shi G.R.,Buatois L.A.,et al. Trace fossils as proxy for biotic recovery after the end-Permian mass extinction: A critical review[J]. Earth Science Reviews,2020-01-01,203