Comments on distribution and taphonomy of Devonian placoderms in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland

 

Authors: Szrek P

Published in: Bulletin of Geosciences, volume 95, issue 1; pages: 23 - 39; Received 4 June 2019; Accepted in revised form 16 December 2019; Online 21 January 2020

Keywords: Placodermi, Devonian, distribution, taphonomy, Holy Cross Mountains, Poland,

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Abstract

Taphonomy, stratigraphical occurrences and geographical distribution of Devonian placoderms in the Holy Cross Mountains described by former researchers is revised. Four main types of preservation states occur in the placoderm fossils of that region. Fossil preservation depends on geodynamic processes. Mechanical damage appears to be the main factor explaining the final state of preservation. For most of the previously described as well as the new specimens, the occurrences were dated biostratigraphically by palynomorphs and conodonts. The taxonomic distribution of placoderms in space and time within the Devonian strata in the Holy Cross Mountains correlates well with the Devonian nekton revolution, but it is also controlled by the regional palaeoecology and local synsedimentary tectonics of the carbonate platform.

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