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Klappentext This book serves as an up-to-date introduction, as well as overview to modern trace fossil research and covers nearly all of the essential aspects of modern ichnology. Divided into three section, Trace Fossils covers the historical background and concepts of ichnology, on-going research problems, and indications about the possible future growth of the discipline and potential connections to other fields. This work is intended for a broad audience of geological and biological scientists. Workers new to the field could get a sense of the main concepts of ichnology and a clear idea of how trace fossil research is conducted. Scientists in related disciplines could find potential uses for trace fossils in their fields. And, established workers could use the book to check on the progress of their particular brand of ichnology. By design, there is something here for novice and veteran, insider and outsider, and for the biologically-oriented workers and for the sedimentary geologists. Zusammenfassung Provides an overview to modern trace fossil research and covers the essential aspects of modern ichnology. This book presents a review of the state of ichnology at the beginning of the 21st Century and summarizes the basic concepts and methods of modern trace fossil research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: A user's guide (W. Miller, III). List of Reviewers. Memorial to Roland Goldring (1928-2005) (J.E. Pollard). Part 1: The Historical Background Of Ichnology . 1. The Wadden Sea, cradle of invertebrate ichnology (G.C. Cadée, R. Goldring). 2. The antecedents of invertebrate ichnology in North America: the Canadian and Cincinnati schools (S.G. Pemberton, J. A. MacEachern, M.K. Gingras). 3. Edward Hitchcock and Roland Bird: two early titans of vertebrate ichnology in North America (S.G. Pemberton, M.K. Gingras, J.A. MacEachern). 4. The ichnofacies paradigm: a fifty-year retrospective (J.A. MacEachern et al). Part 2: Concepts, Methods, Theory, And Connections To The Earth And Biologic Sciences . 5. What's in a name? Nomenclature, systematics, ichnotaxonomy (M. Bertling). 6. Taphonomy of trace fossils (C.E. Savrda). 7. Use of trace fossils in genetic stratigraphy (J.A. MacEachern et al) . 8. The application of trace fossils to biostratigraphy (R.B. MacNaughton). 9. Trace fossils and marine benthic oxygenation (C.E. Savrda). 10. Climatic control of marine trace fossil distribution (R. Goldring, G.C. Cadée, J.E. Pollard ). 11. Climatic controls on continental trace fossils (S.T. Hasiotis, M.J. Kraus, T.M. Demko). 12. The trace-fossil record of vertebrates (S.T. Hasiotis et al). 13. Zoophycos and the role of type specimens in ichnotaxonomy (D. Olivero). 14. Ichnofacies, ichnocoenoses, and ichnofabric of Quaternary shallow-marine to dunal tropical carbonates: a model and implications (H.A. Curran). 15. Deep-sea ichnology: development of major concepts (A. Uchman). 16. Continental ichnology: fundamental processes and controls on trace fossil distribution (S.T. Hasiotis). 17. Invertebrate ichnology of continental freshwater environments (L.A. Buatois, M.G. Mángano). 18. Traces of gastropod predation on molluscan prey in tropical reef environments (S.E. Walker). 19. Early history of symbiosis in living substrates: trace fossil evidence from the marine record (L. Tapanila, A. A. Ekdale). 20. Macroborings and the evolution of marine bioerosion (M.A. Wilson). 21. Microborings and microbial endoliths: geological implications (I. Glaub et al). 22. Stromatolites: a 3.5 billion year ichnologic record (R. S. Shapiro). 23. Trace fossils in evolutionary paleoecology (M.G. Mángano, L.A. Buatois). Part 3: Advances, Fresh Approaches And New Directions . 24. Importance and usefulness of trace fossils and bioturbation in paleoceanography (L. Löwemark). 25. Theoretical and experimental ichnology of mobile foraging (K. Koy, R.E. Plotnick). 26. Material constraints on infaunal lifesty...
