Determining<i>Euzonus mucronata</i>Burrowing Rates with Application to Ancient<i>Macaronichnus segregatis</i>Trace-makers
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Abstract
Assessing the temporal significance of invertebrate ichnofossils is essential in interpreting ancient organism behaviors, depositional settings, and bioturbation and sedimentation rates. The trace fossil, Macaronichnus segregatis, is known to represent the work of deposit-feeding polychaetes and commonly occurs as a pervasive structure in shallow-marine sandstone deposits. This study uses the polychaete Euzonus mucronata, which produces M. segregatis-like structures, as a modern analogue to the trace-making counterparts. Field measurements from Pachena Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada, included assessment of population densities and worm behaviors. Volumetric burrowing rates were obtained from a thin-walled aquarium constructed in the laboratory. The burrowing rate calculated for 5 Euzonus (0.089 cm3/hr) was extrapolated to populations (approximately 1,400–5,000 worms/m2) estimated from Pachena Beach, which require 70–300 days to completely rework 0.1 m3 of sediment. Calculated rates are dependent upon the limitations of simulating a natural setting in an aquarium, the population density assessment, and the particular characteristics of the worm population and foreshore at Pachena Bay. However, these initial estimates can still be applied to rock record examples such as the Macaronichnus segregatis found in the Appaloosa Sandstone of Alberta, Canada. In this unit, ancient worms persisted in dense populations and reworked sediment at a rate that exceeded deposition during overall foreshore aggradation.
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
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