Coordinated stasis: biofacies revisited and the conceptual modeling of whole-fauna dynamics

• Published in: Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology Vol. 127; no. 1-4; pp. 157 - 175
• Main Author: Schopf, Kenneth M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 20.12.1996
• Subjects: biofacies; conceptual models; evolution; Freshwater; paleoecology; biofacies; conceptual models; paleoecology; evolution

The observation of stratigraphic intervals characterized by faunas displaying “coordinated stasis” in the Appalachian Basin of New York State (Brett and Baird, 1995) is based on the existence of biofacies. Thus, any claims as to the significance or unusual nature of patterns of coordinated stasis ar...