Muñiz et al., 2020

Author(s):Muñiz, F., Belaústegui, Z., Toscano, A., Ramirez-Cruzado, S., Gámez Vintaned, J. A.
Year:2020
Title:New ichnospecies of Linichnus Jacobsen & Bromley, 2009
Journal:Ichnos
Volume:27
Number:3
Pages:344-351
Abstract

A new ichnospecies, Linichnus bromleyi, is described on bone substrate as the result of a very likely predator/scavenger interaction. L. bromleyi consists of a single groove with a non-serrated edge. This new ichnotaxon is compared with L. serratus which was defined as a single elongate serrate-edged groove. L. bromleyi has been identified over the surface of bones of marine mammals (in particular, cetaceans and pinnipeds) from two Pliocene outcrops of Andalusia, southern Spain. The new ichnospecies can be clearly related with a trophic interaction between sharks and marine mammals (mainly whales, dolphins and seals).

Keywords:bone substrate, New ichnotaxon, Osteic substrate, Paleontology, Pliocene, Spain, Trace fossils
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10420940.2020.1744585
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