Trace fossil assemblages are far from random; the range of fossils recorded in association is constrained by the environment in which the trace-making organisms dwelt. Palaeontologist Adolf Seilacher pioneered the concept of ichnofacies, whereby the state of a sedimentary system at its time of deposition could be deduced by noting the trace fossils in association with one another.
Ichnofacies have a major advantage over using body fossils to gauge the same factors: body fossils can be transported, but trace fossils are always in situ.
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Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
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Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Buatois, Luis; Mangano, M. Gabriela (2011). Ichnology: Organism-Substrate Interactions in Space and Time. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–69. ISBN 978-0-521-85555-6. 978-0-521-85555-6
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Buatois, Luis; Mangano, M. Gabriela (2011). Ichnology: Organism-Substrate Interactions in Space and Time. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–69. ISBN 978-0-521-85555-6. 978-0-521-85555-6
Buatois, Luis; Mangano, M. Gabriela (2011). Ichnology: Organism-Substrate Interactions in Space and Time. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–69. ISBN 978-0-521-85555-6. 978-0-521-85555-6
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Buatois, Luis; Mangano, M. Gabriela (2011). Ichnology: Organism-Substrate Interactions in Space and Time. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–69. ISBN 978-0-521-85555-6. 978-0-521-85555-6
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Buatois, Luis; Mangano, M. Gabriela (2011). Ichnology: Organism-Substrate Interactions in Space and Time. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–69. ISBN 978-0-521-85555-6. 978-0-521-85555-6
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Buatois, Luis; Mangano, M. Gabriela (2011). Ichnology: Organism-Substrate Interactions in Space and Time. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–69. ISBN 978-0-521-85555-6. 978-0-521-85555-6
Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology. 5 (5–6): 413–428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
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Lockley, M.G., Hunt, A.P., and Meyer, C.A., 1994. Vertebrate tracks and the ichnofacies concept: Implications for palaeoecology and palichnostratigraphy. In The Palaeobiology of Trace Fossils, ed. S.K. Donovan, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, p. 241-268.
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Lockley, M.G., Hunt, A.P., and Meyer, C.A., 1994. Vertebrate tracks and the ichnofacies concept: Implications for palaeoecology and palichnostratigraphy. In The Palaeobiology of Trace Fossils, ed. S.K. Donovan, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, p. 241-268.
Lockley, M.G., Hunt, A.P., and Meyer, C.A., 1994. Vertebrate tracks and the ichnofacies concept: Implications for palaeoecology and palichnostratigraphy. In The Palaeobiology of Trace Fossils, ed. S.K. Donovan, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, p. 241-268.
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Hunt, Adrian P.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2007). "Tetrapod ichnofacies: a new paradigm". Ichnos. 14 (1–2): 59–68. doi:10.1080/10420940601006826. S2CID 129687395. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)