Paleozoic stromatactis and zebra carbonate mud-mounds: Global abundance and paleogeographic distribution

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Research Article| March 01, 2004 Paleozoic stromatactis and zebra carbonate mud-mounds: Global abundance and paleogeographic distribution Federico F. Krause; Federico F. Krause 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Christopher R. Scotese; Christopher R. Scotese 2Department of Geology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0049, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Carlos Nieto; Carlos Nieto 3Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Selim G. Sayegh; Selim G. Sayegh 4Energy Branch, Saskatchewan Research Council, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 7J7, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar John C. Hopkins; John C. Hopkins 5Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Rudolf O. Meyer Rudolf O. Meyer 6Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X5, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Federico F. Krause 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada Christopher R. Scotese 2Department of Geology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0049, USA Carlos Nieto 3Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada Selim G. Sayegh 4Energy Branch, Saskatchewan Research Council, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 7J7, Canada John C. Hopkins 5Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada Rudolf O. Meyer 6Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X5, Canada Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 30 Jul 2003 Revision Received: 14 Oct 2003 Accepted: 18 Oct 2003 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2004) 32 (3): 181–184. https://doi.org/10.1130/G20077.1 Article history Received: 30 Jul 2003 Revision Received: 14 Oct 2003 Accepted: 18 Oct 2003 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Federico F. Krause, Christopher R. Scotese, Carlos Nieto, Selim G. Sayegh, John C. Hopkins, Rudolf O. Meyer; Paleozoic stromatactis and zebra carbonate mud-mounds: Global abundance and paleogeographic distribution. Geology 2004;; 32 (3): 181–184. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G20077.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Carbonate mud-mounds with zebra and stromatactis structures are present in every Paleozoic system and series, but are more common in Devonian and Carboniferous deposits, reaching their acme in Mississippian System (lower Carboniferous) rocks. Global distributions illustrate that mud-mounds spanned the planet ranging from tropical to polar circles. Such a wide latitudinal span signifies that they not only grew in and occupied warm depositional environments, but also in settings where oceanic waters were cold and seasonally light limited. Moreover, their proliferation during the Devonian and Carboniferous was at a time when planet-wide climatic ice-house conditions are thought to have prevailed. Mud-mounds, therefore, may also be products of cool and cold-water carbonate sedimentation. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.