Flett, Kirsten E.Hopkins, CarolPugsley, JessicaBrasier, Alexander2024-02-142024-02-142024-03-15Flett, K E, Hopkins, C, Pugsley, J & Brasier, A 2024, 'Did evaporite cements and infiltrated silts assist preservation of reptile tracks in Permian desert sediments?', Sedimentary Geology, vol. 462, 106591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2024.1065910037-0738ORCID: /0000-0001-6103-2848/work/152425937ORCID: /0000-0002-2148-0002/work/152426121https://hdl.handle.net/2164/22758Acknowledgements We thank the site owners, plus staff of NatureScot, Elgin Museum (Dave Longstaff, who showed KEF the field sites and loaned specimens, and Alison Wright) and the National Museums of Scotland (Stig Walsh and Nick Fraser) who assisted this study. Charlie Bristow (Birkbeck University) is thanked for engaging discussions on the outcrop at Hopeman. Electron microscopy was conducted in the Aberdeen Centre for Electron Microscopy, Analysis and Characterisation (ACEMAC) at the University of Aberdeen with the support of John Still. We would like to thank editor Catherine Chagué plus Ricardo Melchor and an anonymous journal reviewer for taking their time and effort into providing insightful comments and useful suggestions which have helped us to improve the quality of the manuscript. Funding Use of the ACEMAC Scanning Electron Microscope was facilitated by the School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen. This research did not otherwise receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.1913329815enginterdunehalitevertebrate trace fossilsilt infiltrationHopeman SandstoneQE GeologySupplementary DataQEJournal article10.1016/j.sedgeo.2024.106591http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85184998106&partnerID=8YFLogxK462