Fluvial Environments - Trace Fossils as Indicators of Sedimentary Environments - page 347

FIGURE 8 Histograms showing the participation of main trace-fossil types in channel and flood-
plain deposits. (A) All analyzed assemblages. (B) Only including case studies with trace-fossil
assemblages from both channel and floodplain facies.
and diversity of trace-fossil types. In floodplain settings, trace fossils are twice
as abundant as those found in channel bars and channel fills. Buatois and
M´ngano (2004, 2007, 2011) noted that the most diverse and abundant trace-
fossil assemblages are those of overbank settings, although current analysis sug-
gests that the abundance of trace fossils from channels is larger than previously