Dipatulichnus Nielsen et Nielsen, 2001
| ID | 16124 |
|---|---|
| Fossil group | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| Taxon | Dipatulichnus |
| Author | Nielsen et Nielsen, 2001 |
| Reference | Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001 |
| Parent taxon | Oichnidae |
| FAD | Eocene |
| LAD | Holocene |
Includes:
| Species | Reference |
|---|---|
| Dipatulichnus rotundus | Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001 |
Description(s)
Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001:
Diagnosis. Pair of biogenic holes, unconnected, but situated in the same skeletal substrate. Each hole has a simple cylindrical form, oriented perpendicular to the substrate surface. Both external and internal openings are sharp and circular in outline.
Knaust, 2012a:
Unbranched, circular.
Blissett & Pickerill, 2007:
Diagnosis – (After Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001, p. 111.) “Pair of biogenic holes, unconnected, but situated in the same skeletal substrate. Each hole has a simple cylindrical form, oriented perpendicular to the substrate surface. Both external and internal openings are sharp and circular in outline.
Buatois et al., 2017:
Category of architectural design: 2.63. Circular holes and pit-shaped borings.
Wisshak et al., 2019a:
Predation; substrate calcareous; tracemaker unknown