The Upper Devonian Saltern Cove Goniatite Bed is an intraformational slump
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The Saltern Cove Goniatite Bed, which contains upper Frasnian conodonts, ostracods, and gonia-tites, is shown also to contain blocks of Famennian limestone and to lie within a sequence of Famennian sediments. From the sedimentology, it is considered that Famennian limestone clasts were reworked into Frasnian muds which were then transported en bloc into Famennian sediments. A Schwellen area (rise) nearby is suggested by the nature of the derived limestone blocks.
Palaeontology - Volume 15 Part 3 Pages 430-438Palaeontology - Volume 15 Part 3 Pages 430-438
Citations
STRAATEN, P., TUCKER, M. E. 1972. The Upper Devonian Saltern Cove Goniatite Bed is an intraformational slump. Palaeontology, 15, 3, 430–438.