Preservation in microbial mats: mineralization by a talc-like phase of a fish embedded in a microbial sarcophagus

Microbial mats have been repeatedly suggested to promote early fossilization of macroorganisms. Yet, experimental simulations of this process remain scarce. Here, we report results of 5 year-long experiments performed onfish carcasses to document the influence of microbial mats on mineral precipitat...

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Autori principali:	Miguel eIniesto, Nina eZeyen, Ana I López-Archilla, Sylvain eBernard, Ángela D Buscalioni, M. Carmen eGuerrero, Karim eBenzerara
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Serie:	Frontiers in Earth Science
Soggetti:	fossilization Experimental taphonomy Fish preservation Microbial sealing Mg-silicate biomineralization
Accesso online:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/feart.2015.00051/full
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