Depositional setup of the faunal coal balls from Bichom ... Springer
Coal balls can be classified into three types, (a) normal coal balls, containing only plants; (b) mixed coal balls, containing both plants and marine invertebrate animals such as bryozoas, ostracodes, trilobites, foraminifers, molluscs etc.; and (c) faunal coal balls, containing only these marine invertebrate animals (Mamay and Yochelson 1962 ).