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Fusulinids: Predation damage and repair of tests from the Upper Pennsylvanian of Kansas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Scott A. Hageman
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Park University, Parkville, MO 64152,
Roger L. Kaesler
Affiliation:
Paleontological Institute, Department of Geology, and Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, The University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045,

Extract

The abundant fusulinids of the Hughes Creek Shale Member of the Foraker Limestone in east-central Kansas are noted for their excellent preservation (Hageman and Kaesler, 1998). Not all these fossils are in pristine condition, however, as taphonomy has taken its toll. We deal in part with necrolysis during predation, but we examine more specifically instances in which predation failed and the fusulinid survived to repair damage to its test.

Type
Paleontological Notes
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society

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