Cichan & Taylor, 1982

Author(s):Cichan, M.A., Taylor, T. N.
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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