Burrow casts from the Lystrosaurus-Procolophon Assemblage-zone, Karoo Sequence, South Africa
Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Burrow casts from the Lystrosaurus-Procolophon Assemblage-zone, Karoo Sequence, South Africa | |
| Creator | Groenewald, G.H. | |
| Description | Five types of burrow casts from the Lystrosaurus- Procolophon Assemblage-zone (Palingkloof Member and Katberg Formation, Triassic, Karoo sequence. South Africa) are associated with casts of desiccation cracks and red mudstone. Vertebrate remains of Lystrosaurus sp. and Procolophon sp. indicate that these animals probably made the burrows during the Triassic. It is possible that burrowing was an adaptive advantage during periods of severe and unfavourable climatic conditions. Similar burrow casts were found in the Dicynodon-Theriognathus Assemblage-zone, suggesting a burrowing habit for fauna represented in this zone. In structure, the burrow casts resemble those of Scoyenia, Thalassinoides, Histioderma, Gyrolithes and Planolites reported from Germany, France, Asia, Ireland, Spain and the United States of America. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 1991-09-23 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/koedoe.v34i1.409 | |
| Source | Koedoe; Vol 34, No 1 (1991); 13-22 2071-0771 0075-6458 | |
| Language | eng | |
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