Cavernula pediculata Radtke, 1991

ID16366
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonCavernula pediculata
AuthorRadtke, 1991
ReferenceRadtke, 1991
Parent taxonCavernula
FADCarnian
LADRecent

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeGoethe Universität, Frankfurt, GermanyBo 7/26VenteuilLutetianRadtke, 1991

Description(s)

Wisshak et al., 2008:

Description. Solitary large (20-35 µm wide and 30-70 µm deep) cavities mostly oriented perpendicular to the substrate surface and connected to the latter by few thick rhizoidal appendages (Fig. 6C-F). The cavity is variable in its morphological appearance ranging from broad dome-shaped forms to narrower dome (Fig. 6C, E) to club-shaped forms (Fig. 6D). The short rhizoids or at least their point of entry is often obscured by a carpet of other traces which are towered by Cavernula pediculata (Fig. 6E).

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