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Taphonomy of marine vertebrates of the Pisco Formation (Miocene, Peru): insights into the origin of an outstanding Fossil-Lagerstatte
Bosio, G.; Collareta, A.; Di Celma, C.; Lambert, O.; Marx, F.G.; de Muizon, C.; Gioncada, A.; Gariboldi, K.; Malinverno, E.; Varas-Malca, R.; Urbina, M.; Bianucci, G. (2021). Taphonomy of marine vertebrates of the Pisco Formation (Miocene, Peru): insights into the origin of an outstanding Fossil-Lagerstatte. PLoS One 16(7): e0254395. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254395
In: PLoS One. Public Library of Science: San Francisco. ISSN 1932-6203; e-ISSN 1932-6203, meer
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| Auteurs | | Top |
- Bosio, G.
- Collareta, A.
- Di Celma, C.
- Lambert, O., meer
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- Marx, F.G., meer
- de Muizon, C.
- Gioncada, A.
- Gariboldi, K.
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- Malinverno, E.
- Varas-Malca, R.
- Urbina, M.
- Bianucci, G.
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| Abstract |
The Miocene Pisco Formation, broadly exposed in the Ica Desert of southern Peru, is among the most outstanding Cenozoic marine Fossil-Lagerstätten worldwide. It is renowned for its exceptional preservation and abundance of vertebrate fossils, including a rich assemblage of whales and dolphins (Cetacea). Here, we integrate taphonomic data on 890 marine vertebrate fossils, gathered through 16 different localities. Our observations range from the taxonomic distribution, articulation, completeness, disposition and orientation of skeletons, to the presence of bite marks, associations with shark teeth and macro-invertebrates, bone and soft tissue preservation, and the formation of attendant carbonate concretions and sedimentary structures. We propose that the exceptional preservation characterising many Pisco vertebrates, as well as their exceptionally high abundance, cannot be ascribed to a single cause like high sedimentation rates (as proposed in the past), but rather to the interplay of several favourable factors including: (i) low levels of dissolved oxygen at the seafloor (with the intervention of seasonal anoxic events); (ii) the early onset of mineralisation processes like apatite dissolution/recrystallisation and carbonate mineral precipitation; (iii) rapid burial of carcasses in a soupy substrate and/or a novel mechanism involving scour-induced self-burial; and (iv) original biological richness. Collectively, our observations provide a comprehensive overview of the taphonomic processes that shaped one of South America’s most important fossil deposits, and suggest a model for the formation of other marine vertebrate Fossil-Lagerstätten. |
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