Table 1 Coding for the comparison of conservation deposits based on characteristics supposed by Seilacher et al. (1985), using data and modifications by Frey et al. (2019)
Name | Country, region | Age (not coded) | Marine basin size | Facies | Palaeolatitude | Thickness | Duration | Sea level | Sediment structures | Pyrite | Fauna | Traces | Infauna | Epibenthos | Pelagics (macro) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ediacara | Australia | Proterozoic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Maotianshan Shales | S China | Cambrian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Burgess Shale | Canada | Cambrian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Fezouata Fm | Morocco | Ordovician | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hunsrück Shale | Germany | Devonian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gogo Fm | Australia | Devonian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Thylacoceph. Layer | Morocco | Devonian | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Madene HBS | Morocco | Devonian | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bear Gulch Lst | Montana | Carboniferous | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Francis Creek Shale | Illinois | Carboniferous | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Thaynes Gp | Nevada | Early Triassic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wordie Creek Fm | Greenland | Early Triassic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sakamena Gp | Madagascar | Early Triassic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Candelaria Fm | Nevada | Early Triassic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Osawa Fm | Japan | Early Triassic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nanlinghu Fm | S China | Early Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jialingjiang Fm | S China | Early Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sulphur Mt Fm | Alberta, Can | Early Triassic? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Vikinghøgda Fm | Svalbard | Early Triassic? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
Besano Fm | Switzerl | Mid Triassic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cava inferiore | Switzerl | Mid Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cava superiore | Switzerl | Mid Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cassina | Switzerl | Mid Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kalkschieferz | Switzerl | Mid Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
Prosanto Fm | Switzerl | Mid Triassic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Partnach Fm | Austria | Mid Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Prida Fm | Nevada | Mid Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Botneheia Fm | Svalbard | Mid Triassic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Guanling Fm Luop | S China | Mid Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Guanling Fm Panx | S China | Mid Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falang Fm Xingyi | S China | Mid Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Xiaowa Fm | S China | Late Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Calcare di Zorzino | Italy | Late Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lunz Fm | Austria | Late Triassic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Seefeld Mb | Austria | Late Triassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Psilonotenton Fm | Germany | Jurassic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Posidoniensch. Fm | Germany | Jurassic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oxford Clay Fm | UK | Jurassic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Terre noires | France | Jurassic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Altmühltal Fm | Germany | Jurassic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Painten Fm | Germany | Jurassic | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nusplingen Fm | Germany | Jurassic | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Aitou Fm | Lebanon | Cretaceous | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Milna Fm, Hvar | Croatia | Cretaceous | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fm Mte Post-Pesc | Italy | Palaeog | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |