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EROSION and transportation of sediment by organic agents is a well-known phenomenon, and sediment transport is known to occur over large areas in many parts of the world1. However, the best-known examples of organic transportation are confined almost exclusively to coarse-grained sediments. We know of no well-substantiated examples of transport of sediment finer than coarse sand over distances greater than a few centimetres.
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SHELDON, R., WARREN, P. Transport of Sediment by Crustaceans and Fish. Nature 210, 1171–1172 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101171a0
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