Oichnus solus (Nielsen, Nielsen et Bromley, 2003)

ID16378
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonOichnus solus
Author(Nielsen, Nielsen et Bromley, 2003)
ReferenceNielsen et al., 2003
Parent taxonOichnus
FADEocene
LADHolocene

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeGeological Museum, University of CopenhagenMGUH 26767PleistoceneDisko area, west of GreenlandNielsen et al., 2003

Description(s)

Blissett & Pickerill, 2007:

Description– Crudely ovate boring consisting of a hollow ring around its circumference. The shortest diameter of the outer border is 83 μm with its longest diameter c. 102 μm. The dimension of the hollow ring is inconsistent, having minimum and maximum thicknesses of c. 9 and 30 μm, respectively.

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