Cycalichnus Genise, 1995

ID16384
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonCycalichnus
AuthorGenise, 1995
ReferenceGenise, 1995
Parent taxonTalpinidae

Description(s)

Knaust, 2012a:

Branched, boxwork.

Buatois et al., 2017:

Category of architectural design: 2.71. Non-camerate boxwork borings.

Genise, 1995:

Diagnosis: A boxwork of anostomosed longitudinalborings interconnected by short tangential ones in the pithof a cycad stem. Borings are 1 to 3 mm wide, they have noouter layer and most of them are filled with compactmasses of excrement. Some borings contain individualfecal pellets having hexagonal cross-sections.