2011
DOI: 10.4138/atlgeol.2011.003
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Insights into an Early Jurassic dinosaur habitat: ichnofacies and enigmatic structures from the Portland Formation, Hoover Quarry, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Abstract: Jurassic sandstones of the Hartford Basin are well known for their dinosaur trackways, but few studies have characterized their invertebrate ichnofaunas. A notable Portland Formation exposure in this area is the Hoover Quarry in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, where vertebrate skeletal material (the type specimen of the crocodilian Stegomosuchus longipes) occurs in association with a diverse ichnofauna. Hoover Quarry ichnogenera include Eubrontes cf. gracilis, Planolites beverleyensis, Planolites montanus, pro… Show more

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“…By contrast, the Kings Canyon trace is interpreted to represent a central vertical or oblique burrow with a rosette of radial feeding traces on the bedding surface around the burrow mouth. This is consistent with the interpretation by Collette et al (2011) of Early Jurassic stellate ichnofossils from ephemeral lacustrine deposits that are similar to the modern feeding traces of infaunal bivalves, such as Macoma tenta. Without additional specimens and vertical sections, we can not determine if there are multiple levels of radial features in this trace as represented in some examples of Dactyloidites (Fürsich & Bromley 1985).…”
Section: Remarks Originally Placed In Beaconitessupporting
confidence: 79%
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“…By contrast, the Kings Canyon trace is interpreted to represent a central vertical or oblique burrow with a rosette of radial feeding traces on the bedding surface around the burrow mouth. This is consistent with the interpretation by Collette et al (2011) of Early Jurassic stellate ichnofossils from ephemeral lacustrine deposits that are similar to the modern feeding traces of infaunal bivalves, such as Macoma tenta. Without additional specimens and vertical sections, we can not determine if there are multiple levels of radial features in this trace as represented in some examples of Dactyloidites (Fürsich & Bromley 1985).…”
Section: Remarks Originally Placed In Beaconitessupporting
confidence: 79%
“…However, Rutgersella differs in being typically elliptical with finer radial components that bifurcate sporadically. The Kings Canyon trace best matches the general characters of the un-named stellate trace fossils illustrated by Collette et al (2011), although the specific dimensions of the new trace do not match previous examples. The Kings Canyon trace is also reminiscent of an ichnofossil illustrated by Shi et al (2009) and assigned to ?Lorenzinia isp., which consists of radially arranged epichnial ridges surrounding a featureless central zone.…”
Section: Remarks Originally Placed In Beaconitesmentioning
confidence: 82%
“…( 3 ) Stratigraphic column of the Hartford Basin with a star indicating the approximate position of the field site. ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) are modified from Collette et al (2011) and used with permission from Atlantic Geology. CT=Connecticut; MA=Massachusetts; RI=Rhode Island; GT=Granby Tuff; HaB=Hampden Basalt; HoB=Holyoke Basalt; SM=Shuttle Meadow Formation; TB=Talcott Basalt; Jr=Jurassic; Tr=Triassic.…”
Section: Geological and Paleontological Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%