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This chapter elucidates the classification of MISS. MISS constitute the fifth group of sedimentary structures in the classification of primary sedimentary structures by Pettijohn and Potter (Noffke et al. 2001b). The latest classification of MISS is presented here (Noffke 2009).
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Noffke, N. (2010). Classification. In: Geobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12772-4_3
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