Granulohyalichnus McLoughlin, Furnes, Banerjee, Muehlenbachs, et Staudigel, 2009

ID16355
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonGranulohyalichnus
AuthorMcLoughlin, Furnes, Banerjee, Muehlenbachs, et Staudigel, 2009
ReferenceMcLoughlin et al., 2009
Parent taxonPlanobolidae
FADArchean
LADRecent

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Description(s)

Knaust, 2012a:

Unbranched, spheroidal

Buatois et al., 2017:

Category of architectural design: 2.64. Globular to spherical borings.

McLoughlin et al., 2009:

Diagnosis. Spherical structures found along fractures, on vesicle walls and around the margins of volcanic glass fragments. Occur as isolated granules, or irregular clusters of granules that can coalesce to form bands of granular textures.