“…Past geological literature on flute moulds makes common reference to two types of flutes: (i) those that formed by scour and infilling (Riicklin, 1938;Rich, 1950;Crowell, 1955;Kuenen, 1953Kuenen, , 1957Glaessner, 1958;Allen, 1971 and numerous additional references); (ii) those that formed by 'flowing mud', 'asymmetrical loading', 'directional loading', 'orientated loading', or 'flowage' (Glaessner, 1958 ;Prentice, 1956Prentice, , 1960Kuenen, 1957;Kuenen & Prentice, 1957;Birkenmajer, 1958). To avoid reintroduction of the diverse, and often confusing, terminology of the 1950s (i.e.…”