Zoophycos
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Occurrence
Zoophycos is found in deep marine muds and sands, often between turbiditeTurbidite
Turbidite geological formations have their origins in turbidity current deposits, which are deposits from a form of underwater avalanche that are responsible for distributing vast amounts of clastic sediment into the deep ocean.-The ideal turbidite sequence:...
beds. It is known from both the fossil record and deep sea sediment cores.
The ichnogenus gives its name to a deep water ichnofacies
Ichnofacies
An ichnofacies is an assemblage of trace fossils that provide an indication of the conditions that their formative organisms inhabited.-The concept:...
.