Abstract

GOMEZ E, Catalina; BUITRON S, Blanca  and  VACHARD, Daniel. Tafonomía del gasterópodo cf. Donaldina robusta (Heterobranchia: Streptacididae) del Pensilvánico Medio, Formación La Joya, Sonora, México. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2010, vol.58, n.1, pp.183-194. ISSN 0034-7744.

Taphonomy of the gastropod cf. Donaldina robusta Heterobranchia: Streptacididae) from the Middle Pennsylvanian, La Joya Formation, Sonora, Mexico. Gastropods are an important component in most of the fossil record; however, investigations have focused mainly on the characterization of the tafofacies and signatures in determined environments. We present qualitative and quantitative taphonomic data for the gastropod cf. Donaldina robusta assemblages from the La Joya Formation of the Sierra Agua Verde, Sonora State, (NW) Mexico. We analyzed 176 shells. Good preservation received a high taphonomic grade (A) and poor preservation a D. The shells were complete in 72% of cases (taphonomic grade B). Less than 10% are corroded or are parallel to the layer (grade A). This rock is petrographycally classified as wackestone, sedimentologically it is characterized by middle sorting (grade B) and low grading (grade A). The fossiliferous assemblage grades as A and B. Biostratinomic features of the skeletal assemblage are characteristic of sedimentologic concentrations of autochthonous-parautochthonous elements at the accumulation site. There was minimal reworking and transport in an environment of low energy, locally produced during a short period of accumulation. Rev. Biol. Trop. 58 (1): 183-194. Epub 2010 March 01.

Keywords : biostratinomy; taphonomic grades; paleoecology; gastropods; Pennsylvanian; Mexico.

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