Comparative Taphonomy, Taphofacies, and Bonebeds of the Mio-Pliocene Purisima Formation, Central California: Strong Physical Control on Marine Vertebrate Preservation in Shallow Marine Settings
Figure 34
Cross-sectional taphofacies model of the Purisima Formation.
Cross section of shelf is divided into taphofacies, and dashed lines representing bonebeds/parasequence boundaries; sea level shown on the left. Insets show diagrammatic representations of each taphofacies, including proximal and distal examples of the bonebed taphofacies. Relative impact of taphonomic attributes are shown at bottom.