Gnathichnus Bromley, 1975

ID15623
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonGnathichnus
AuthorBromley, 1975
ReferenceBromley, 1975b
Parent taxonGnathichnidae
FADCarnian
LADRecent

Includes:

SpeciesReference
Gnathichnus pentaxBromley, 1975b
Gnathichnus stellarumBreton et al., 1992

Description(s)

Bromley, 1975b:

Diagnosis. Biogenic sculpture consisting of grooves, pits and scratches on hard substrates.

Knaust, 2012a:

Unbranched, stellate.

Buatois et al., 2017:

Category of architectural design: 2.79. Groove bioerosion traces.

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