Camarichnus Santos et Mayoral, 2006

ID16136
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonCamarichnus
AuthorSantos et Mayoral, 2006
ReferenceSantos & Mayoral, 2006
Parent taxonRenichnidae
FADPliocene
LADUpper Pleistocene

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Description(s)

Santos & Mayoral, 2006:

Diagnosis. Very shallow depressions, slightly deeper in the central part, initially arranged in short, spiral series that either retain this pattern or develop into uniserial, more or less straight paths. Depressions subrounded in outline initially, and subrectangular to oval-arched in later stages. Outline marked by a very fine, shallow furrow. Depression interior is unornamented.

Buatois et al., 2017:

Category of architectural design: 2.78. Elongate or branched attachment bioerosion traces.

Wisshak et al., 2019a:

Attachment; substrate calcareous; tracemaker invertebrate

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