Burgess Shale Type Preservation - Sedimentary Setting

Sedimentary Setting

In the Wheeler Formation, lagerstatte occur predictably at periodic sea level high-stands. They formed on an oxygenated sea floor, and are associated with mud-slides or turbidity current events.

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