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The influence of Trypanites in the diagenesis of Devonian stromatoporoids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

S. George Pemberton ,
Brian Jones  and
Gregory Edgecombe
S. George Pemberton
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2E3, Canada
Brian Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2E3, Canada
Gregory Edgecombe
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2E3, Canada
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Abstract

Stromatoporoids from the Late Devonian (early Frasnian) Waterways Formation near Fort McMurray, Alberta, contain well preserved Trypanites Mägdefrau. The stromatoporoid heads are formed of an initial growth of Clathrocoilona inconstans Stearn that is encased by a second stage growth of Trupetostroma papulosum Stearn. These two stages were separated by a period of no growth and erosion. The first two generations of boring penetrated the skeleton of C. inconstans while the third generation borings penetrated both C. inconstans and T. papulosum. The borings in the stromatoporoids are filled with light colored micrite, dark colored micrite, skeletal fragments, dolomite, non-ferroan calcite, and ferroan calcite. Analysis of the borings, the growth stages of the stromatoporoids, the boring fill, and the orientation of the geopetal fabrics indicates that the stromatoporoids were subjected to repeated cycles of growth-boring-filling and reorientation. This complex interaction of biologic and physical reworking had a profound influence on the diagenetic transformation of the stromatoporoid heads. This example clearly illustrates the role that biogenic agents can play in the production of diagenetic fabrics of hard carbonate substrates.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 22 - 31
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