Scolecia Radtke, 1991

ID16122
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonScolecia
AuthorRadtke, 1991
ReferenceRadtke, 1991
Parent taxonBioerosional trace fossils
FADWuliuan
LADRecent

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Description(s)

Knaust, 2012a:

Branched, bifurcating.

Blissett & Pickerill, 2007:

Diagnosis – (Emended after translation from the original German; after Radtke, 1991, p. 70.) Boring characterized by a complex network of predominantly curved to highly contorted or straight tubules that are either branched or unbranched. Constriction along the tubules and tiering of the tubules may or may not occur.

Buatois et al., 2017:

Category of architectural design: 2.68. Branched tubular borings.

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