期刊
HISTORICAL BIOLOGY
卷 26, 期 1, 页码 69-79出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2012.758118
关键词
predation; drilling; taphonomy; transport; Olivella biplicata
资金
- NSERC-USRA
- NSERC
Marine drilling predation, in which the predator bores a hole through shelled invertebrate prey, plays a role in the structure of benthic communities. As drilling often leaves the prey shell otherwise undamaged, the resulting holes are also an excellent proxy for drilling predation pressure in the fossil record. Considering that a large number of predation studies focus on drilling predation in the fossil record, it is crucial that we are able to distinguish true drilling predation from taphonomy. The purpose of this study is to determine damage on Olivella biplicata shells, drilled by naticid gastropods, is distinguishable from taphonomically produced damage to these shells. In addition, the potential for preferential breakage due to either the presence or whether absence of a drillhole was investigated. Drilled and non-drilled O. biplicata shells were tumbled to simulate wave action and were checked at intervals to record accumulated damage. Drilled and non-drilled shells do not show a significant difference in damage accumulated while undergoing simulated wave action. Taphonomic damage is unlikely to be mistaken for drilling damage, due to the jagged, irregular appearance of taphonomically produced holes.
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