Biofacies and taphofacies of a Holocene macrotidal environment: Bahia la Cholla, northern Gulf of California

Abstract

Biofacies primarily reflect variation in substrate. Taphofacies, based on taphonomy of the shallow infaunal bivalve Chione spp., primarily reflect variation in tidal submergence time and current energy. Biofacies and taphofacies provide different and complementary types of information about the sedimentary environments. In paleoecological studies, a more complete picture of ancient environments can be generated by integrating taphonomic data with taxonomic and ecologic data. -from Author