Taphonomy of non-biomineralized trilobite tissues preserved as calcite casts from the Ordovician Walcott-Rust Quarry, USA

• Published in: Communications earth & environment Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 330 - 12
• Main Authors: Losso, Sarah R., Thines, Jennifer E., Ortega-Hernández, Javier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group 01.12.2023; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Appendages; Calcite; Carcasses; Fossils; Lamellae; Microenvironments; Ordovician; Paleozoic; Preservation; Pyrite; Taphonomy; New York; United States > US

Abstract Trilobites with appendages from the Rust Formation of New York State were discovered in the 1870s and represent one of the earliest known cases of exceptional preservation of non-biomineralized tissues. The Rust Formation trilobites feature three-dimensionally preserved walking legs and del...