Kitching, 1980

Author(s):Kitching, J. W.
Year:1980
Title:On some fossil arthropoda from the Limeworks, Makapansgat, Potgietersrus
Journal:Palaeontologia Africana
Volume:23
Pages:63–68
Abstract

The fossil arthropod remains from the Limeworks deposit consist of puparial and dung ball casts fi:om the Lower Phase I (Member 3) through to the Upper Phase I (Member 4) breccias. The puparial stages are represented in two gross sizes; cuticular remains and segmentation are evident in a few. Possible palaeoenvironmental implications based on the puparial remains and their state of preservation are briefly discussed. A remarkably well preserved fossilised juvenile centipede from the Lower Phase I (Member 3) breccia is placed on record for the first time.

Keywords:Bioerosion, Insecta, Osteic substrate, Paleontology, Pleistocene , Pliocene, South Africa, Trace fossils
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