Cichan & Taylor, 1982
| Author(s): | Cichan, M.A., Taylor, T. N. |
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| Year: | 1982 |
| Title: | Wood-borings in Premnoxylon: plant-animal interactions in the Carboniferous |
| Journal: | Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology |
| Volume: | 39 |
| Pages: | 123-127 |
| Abstract | A complex system of anastomosing burrows is described from structurally preserved Lower-Middle Pennsylvanian Premnoxylon wood. The burrows are filled with small uniformly shaped coprolites. This discovery represents the oldest recorded evidence for the existence of wood-boring organisms, and indicates that a relatively specialized form of plant-animal interaction was present during the late Paleozoic. It also provides additional support for the idea that Premnoxylon, a cordaitean root, was an aerial organ. |
| Keywords: | Bioerosion, Carboniferous, Paleontology, Trace fossils, Xylic substrate |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-0182(82)90075-X |
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