Pleistocene trace fossils in the Ironshore Formation, Little Cayman, British West Indies

Authors

Robert Metz, Kean University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2011

Abstract

Oosparite grainstones of the Pleistocene Ironshore Formation, Little Cayman, British West Indies, contain the trace fossils Conichnus conicus, Ophiomorpha nodosa, and Planolites beverleyensis. The dominance of vertically-oriented trace fossils, complexity of cross-stratifications, coarseness of the sediment channel fill, and presence of several rudstone layers suggest deposition close to the seaward portion of lagoonal channels where higher energy conditions prevailed. © 2011 Versita Warsaw and Springer-Verlag Wien.

Publication Title

Central European Journal of Geosciences

First Page Number

71

Last Page Number

76

DOI

10.2478/s13533-011-0009-3

Recommended Citation

Metz, Robert, "Pleistocene trace fossils in the Ironshore Formation, Little Cayman, British West Indies" (2011). Kean Publications. 2283.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/keanpublications/2283