Nododendrina paleodendrica (Elias, 1957)

ID16067
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonNododendrina paleodendrica
Author(Elias, 1957)
ReferenceElias, 1957
Parent taxonNododendrina
FADMaastrichtian
LADMaastrichtian

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
other typeGeological Survey of NebraskaMilo, Carter CountyMississippianTThe empty drawer contains a note only, with the information that the collection was “scrutinised” in the 1990s; the current whereabouts of the material is unknown (Robert Diffendal, pers. comm.)Wisshak, 2017

Description(s)

Wisshak, 2017:

Emended diagnosis: From one side of an irregularly-shaped node below the point of entry, a single fan-shaped plexus of strongly branching and anastomosing galleries emerges. Galleries show pronounced swellings connected to the substrate surface by thin apophyses. Proximal plexus fused and with smooth surface texture, whereas distal plexus more irregular to spiny in texture.

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