A report on palaeontological excavations and sampling in mudrocks: some guidelines

Abstract More than 60% of the world’s sedimentary rocks are mudrocks (Potter et al., 1980; Schieber, 1998; Potter, 2003; the term mudrock is favored here over mudstone because the latter term was used to characterize a limestone texture; Dunham, 1962). From a palaeontological perspective these are,...

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Main Author: Walter Etter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-02-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00305-w