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Why is There Such a High Concentration of Vertebrate Remains Within a Bone-bed Along Clapp Creek, Williamsburg County, South Carolina?

Soehner, Jennifer R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1346191790

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2012, Master of Science (MS), Wright State University, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
A phosphatic bone-bed occurs along Clapp Creek in Kingstree, South Carolina, within the east-central portion of the coastal plain. The location of the research site is within the Chicora Member of the Williamsburg Formation. The paleoenvironment of this site was most likely a complex estuary with microenvironments that included tidal channels, tidal deltas, tidal flats, marshes and subtidal bays. The high diversity and large time span in the bone-bed is explained by the transgressive environment and storm deposits. The phosphate content of the bone-bed is from the calcium phosphate occurring in the coprolites of carnivores and the higher concentration of phosphate present in estuaries. Additionally, the high concentration of coprolites within the bone-bed resulted from the estuary being a feeding and breeding ground for crocodiles.
Charles Ciampaglio, PhD (Committee Chair)
David Dominic, PhD (Committee Member)
David Schmidt, PhD (Committee Member)
59 p.
Geology; Paleontology
Bone-bed; crocodiles; vertebrate remains; estuary; diversity

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  • Soehner, J. R. (2012). Why is There Such a High Concentration of Vertebrate Remains Within a Bone-bed Along Clapp Creek, Williamsburg County, South Carolina? [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1346191790

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Soehner, Jennifer. Why is There Such a High Concentration of Vertebrate Remains Within a Bone-bed Along Clapp Creek, Williamsburg County, South Carolina? 2012. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1346191790.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Soehner, Jennifer. "Why is There Such a High Concentration of Vertebrate Remains Within a Bone-bed Along Clapp Creek, Williamsburg County, South Carolina?" Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1346191790

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