Fossil Coprolites from the Middle Triassic Luoping Biota and Ecological Implication
INTRODUCTION Fossilized coprolites provide important insight into diet, physiology and organism interactions such as predator-prey relationships of ancient life. However, preservation of complete coprolites is scarce because most coprolites are fragile and decay or disarticulate soon after release. Here we report a coprolite assemblage from the Anisian-aged Luoping Biota, a fossil Lagerstatte recently discovered from the Middle Triassic in Luoping County, Yunnan Province, SW China (Zhang et al., 2009, 2008). Associated fossils include fishes, marine reptiles, arthropods, bivalves, mollusks, echinoderms, ammonites, lingulid brachiopods, foraminifers, and plants. The preservation and possible producers of these coprolites, and furthermore, the ecological implications are discussed.
Hu Shixue Zhang Qiyue Zhou Changyong
Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chengdu 610081, China
国际会议
The International Conference of Geobiology(地球生物学国际研讨会)
武汉
英文
191-193
2010-06-03（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）