Applied Ichnology

CONTENTS

Preface
James A. MacEachern, Kerrie L. Bann, Murray K. Gingras and S. George Pemberton

ICHNOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

A Conceptual Framework for the Application of Trace Fossils
Murray K. Gingras, Kerrie L. Bann, James A. MacEachern, and S. George Pemberton

The Ichnofacies Paradigm: High-Resolution Paleoenvironmental Interpretation of the Rock Record
James A. MacEachern, Kerrie L. Bann, S. George Pemberton, and Murray K. Gingras

Departures From the Archetypal Ichnofacies: Effective Recognition of Environmental Stress in the Rock Record
James A. MacEachern, S. George Pemberton, Kerrie L. Bann, and Murray K. Gingras

Applications of Ichnology to High-Resolution Genetic Stratigraphic Paradigms
James A. MacEachern, Murray K. Gingras, Kerrie L. Bann, Lynn T. Dafoe, and
S. George Pemberton

Applications of Ichnology to Fluid and Gas Production in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
Murray K. Gingras, S. George Pemberton, Floyd (Bo) Henk, James A. MacEachern,
Carl Mendoza, Ben Rostron, Riley O’Hare, Michele Spila, and Kurt Konhauser

CASE STUDIES OF APPLIED ICHNOLOGY

Integrating Sedimentology and Ichnology to Shed Light on the System Dynamics and Paleogeography of an Ancient Riverine Estuary
Curtis D. Lettley, S. George Pemberton, Murray K. Gingras,
Michael J. Ranger, and Barton J. Blakney

Ichnology of Permian Marginal- to Shallow-Marine Coal-Bearing Successions: Rio Bonito and Palermo Formations, Paraná Basin, Brazil
Luis A. Buatois, Renata G. Netto and M. Gabriela MÁngano

Resolving the Architecture of a Complex, Low-Accommodation Unit Using High-Resolution Sequence  Stratigraphy and Ichnology: The Late Permian
Freitag Formation in the Denison Trough, Queensland, Australia
Christopher R. Fielding, Kerrie L. Bann and Jonathon D. Trueman

Using Ichnology to Determine Relative Influence of Waves, Storms, Tides, and Rivers in Deltaic Deposits: Examples From Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, U.S.A.
M. Royhan Gani, Janok P. Bhattacharya, and James A. MacEachern

The Ichnological Signatures of River- and Wave-Dominated Delta Complexes: Differentiating Deltaic and Non-Deltaic Shallow Marine Successions, Lower Cretaceous Viking Formation and Upper Cretaceous Dunvegan Formation, West-Central Alberta
Lorraine Coates and James A. MacEachern

Application of the Asymmetric Delta Model to Along-Strike Facies Variations in a Mixed Wave- and River-Influenced Delta Lobe, Upper Cretaceous Basal Belly River Formation, Central Alberta
Cindy D. Hansen and James A. MacEachern

Ichnological Variations in Brackish-Water Central Basin Complexes of Wave-Dominated Estuarine Incised-Valley Fills, Lower Cretaceous Viking Formation, Central Alberta
Julia E.A. Davison and James A. MacEachern

Ichnological Assemblages of Wave-Influenced and Mixed River- and Wave Influenced Deltaic Deposits in the Viking Formation, Alberta, Canada
Lynn T. Dafoe and S. George Pemberton

Facies Architecture of the Doe Creek Member of the Kaskapau Formation, NW Alberta: Utilizing Ichnology to Enhance Deltaic Depositional Models
Scott A. Reid and S. George Pemberton

Burrowed Stiffgrounds on Estuarine Point Bars: Modern and Ancient Examples, and Criteria for Their Discrimination From Firmgrounds Developed Along
Omission Surfaces
Curtis D. Lettley, Murray K. Gingras, Nadine J. Pearson, and S. George Pemberton

The Psilonichnus Ichnofacies: An Example From the Iwaki Formation, Shiramizu Group, Joban Coal Field, Japan
Myo Myint

Differentiating Amalgamated Parasequences in Deltaic Settings Using Ichnology: An Example From the Upper Turonian Wall Creek Member of the Frontier Formation, Wyoming
Junaid Sadeque, Janok P. Bhattacharya, James A. MacEachern and Charles D. Howell

Biogenic Textural Heterogeneity, Fluid Flow and Hydrocarbon Production: Bioturbated Facies Ben Nevis Formation, Hibernia Field, Offshore Newfoundland
Michelle V. Spila, S. George Pemberton, Benjamin Rostron, and Murray K. Gingras