Browsing College of Arts and Sciences (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Schiffbauer, James D."
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Assessing soft tissue preservation in a variety of saline Environments through actualistic decay experiments and an isotopic assessment of pyritized plant fossils from the Mazon Creek, IL
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Most taphonomic pathways for soft-tissue preservation require minerals either forming on the surface of or replacing tissues. Among various other ... -
Biomineralizers from the proterozoic to today : assessing taxonomy and paleoecology through the lens of taphonomy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The onset of metazoan predation is presumed to have triggered an evolutionary arms race of prey defenses, including the advent of biomineralization. ... -
A geochemical, taxonomic, and phylogenetic investigation of Paleozoic arthropods : case studies on the Cambrian spice event and the Silurian Waukesha Lagerstatte
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)This thesis details two stand-alone projects: Chapters 1 and 2 comprise a quantitative investigation of controls on the [delta]13C record of the Steptoean Positive Carbon Isotope Excursion (SPICE); Chapter 3 describes a ... -
Morphology, taphonomy, and paleoecology of terminal ediacaran vermiform fauna
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] As signposted by the fossil record, the early Cambrian Period chronicles the appearance and evolutionary diversification of most animal phyla in a ... -
Preservation and bias in the Cambrian fossil record
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Paleontology views deep time ecosystems through a taphonomic lens, biased and restricted by the controls enacted on each fossil deposit by various environmental factors, and including chemical and biological variables. ... -
A shellabration of early life : exploring the taphonomy, diversity, and distribution of small shelly fossils surrounding archaeocyathid reef systems in the Harkless System, Death Valley, NV
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] Cambrian archaeocyathid reef systems represent the earliest metazoan-dominated topographically complex bioconstructions in the rock record and provide valuable insights into community composition ... -
Taphonomic characteristics of fossils on the burgessshale-type spectrum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)"Study of exceptional fossil preservation tends to yield exciting results. Since soft-bodied organisms and the soft tissues of biomineralizing organisms are usually not preserved in the fossil record, instances of soft-tissue ...