Stratigraphic completeness: Tiered trace fossils provide a measuring stick

Research Article| March 01, 1986 Stratigraphic completeness: Tiered trace fossils provide a measuring stick Andreas Wetzel; Andreas Wetzel 1Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut der Universität, Sigwartstraβe 10, D 7400 Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Thomas Aigner Thomas Aigner 1Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut der Universität, Sigwartstraβe 10, D 7400 Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1986) 14 (3): 234–237. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<234:SCTTFP>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Andreas Wetzel, Thomas Aigner; Stratigraphic completeness: Tiered trace fossils provide a measuring stick. Geology 1986;; 14 (3): 234–237. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<234:SCTTFP>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Trace-fossil associations commonly display a characteristic vertical zonation (tiering) within the substrate. When burrows of a particular tier become truncated by turbidites, tempestites, or other results of catastrophic events, they provide a simple but quantitative caliper for estimating stratigraphic incompleteness. The minimum amount of penecontemporaneous sea-floor erosion can be determined by types and sequences of trace fossils preserved below event deposits. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.