Canalichnus Santos et Mayoral, 2006

ID16137
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonCanalichnus
AuthorSantos et Mayoral, 2006
ReferenceSantos & Mayoral, 2006
Parent taxonRenichnidae
FADPliocene
LADPliocene

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Description(s)

Buatois et al., 2017:

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

Santos & Mayoral, 2006:

Diagnosis. Superficial, very shallow furrows, subtriangular in cross-section, organised into more or less isolated or parallel series that branch at acute angles.

Wisshak et al., 2019a:

Attachment; substrate calcareous; tracemaker invertebrate

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