Table 2 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 | Death marches | Landing marks | Soft parts | Cuticles | Articulation | Life position | Roll marks | Alignmennt | Aragonite | Pyrite steinkerns | Concretions | Deformation | Carbonization | Phosphatization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ediacara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maotianshan Shales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Burgess Shale | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fezouata Fm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hunsrück Shale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gogo Fm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Thylacoceph. Layer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Madene HBS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bear Gulch Lst | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Francis Creek Shale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Lower lst, Thaynes Gp | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wordie Creek Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Middle Sakamena Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Candelaria Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Osawa Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nanlinghu Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jialingjiang Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sulphur Mt. Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vikinghøgda Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MSG, Besano Fm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
MSG, Cava inferiore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MSG, Cava superiore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
MSG, Cassina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kalkschieferzone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Prosanto Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnach Fm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Prida Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Botneheia Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Guanling Fm Luoping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Guanling Fm Panxian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Falang Fm Xingyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Xiaowa Fm Guanling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Calcare di Zorzino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lunz Fm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Seefeld Mb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Psilonotenton Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Posidonienschiefer Fm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Oxford Clay Fm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Terres noires, La Voulte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Altmühltal Fm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Painten Fm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nusplingen Fm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Aitou Fm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Milna Fm, Hvar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Fm del Monte Postale-Pesciara | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Name | Pyritization | Clay minerals | Silicification | Obrution | Stagnation | Bacterial/algal | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ediacara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Selden & Nudds, 2012 |
Maotianshan Shales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Xian-Guang et al. 2003 |
Burgess Shale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Briggs et al., 1994 |
Fezouata Fm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Hunsrück Shale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bartels et al., 1998 |
Gogo Fm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Long & Trinajstic, 1982 |
Thylacoceph. Layer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | This paper |
Madene HBS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | This paper |
Bear Gulch Lst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Grogan & Lund, 2002 |
Francis Creek Shale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Selden & Nudds, 2012 |
Lower lst, Thaynes Gp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Brayard et al., 2017 |
Wordie Creek Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Brinkmann et al., 2010 |
Middle Sakamena Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kogan & Romano, 2016 |
Candelaria Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Ware et al., 2011 |
Osawa Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Ehiro, 2022 |
Nanlinghu Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Du et al., 2023 |
Jialingjiang Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Li & Liu, 2020 |
Sulphur Mt. Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Neuman, 2015 |
Vikinghøgda Fm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Hurum et al., 2018 |
MSG, Besano Fm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Etter, 2002a |
MSG, Cava inferiore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Furrer, 2003 |
MSG, Cava superiore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Furrer, 2003 |
MSG, Cassina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Stockar, 2010 |
Kalkschieferzone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Furrer, 2003 |
Prosanto Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Scheyer et al., 2017 |
Partnach Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Tichy, 1998 |
Prida Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Botneheia Fm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Engelschiøn et al., 2023 |
Guanling Fm Luoping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Hu et al., 2011 |
Guanling Fm Panxian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Jiang et al., 2009 |
Falang Fm Xingyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Lu et al., 2018 |
Xiaowa Fm Guanling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Wang et al., 2008 |
Calcare di Zorzino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Tintori, 1992 |
Lunz Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Seefeld Mb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Hornung et al., 2019 |
Psilonotenton Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Seilacher et al., 1985 |
Posidonienschiefer Fm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Oxford Clay Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Wilby et al., 2008 |
Terres noires, La Voulte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Altmühltal Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Arratia et al., 2015 |
Painten Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Arratia et al., 2015 |
Nusplingen Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dietl & Schweigert, 2001 |
Aitou Fm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Forey et al., 2003 |
Milna Fm, Hvar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Hemleben & Freels, 1977 |
Fm del Monte Postale-Pesciara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Tang, 2002 |