Machichnus Mikuláš, Kadlecová, Fejfar et Dvořák, 2006

ID16621
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonMachichnus
AuthorMikuláš, Kadlecová, Fejfar et Dvořák, 2006
ReferenceMikuláš et al., 2006
Parent taxonMachichnidae
FADCenomanian
LADQuaternary

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Description(s)

Mikuláš et al., 2006:

Diagnosis: Shallow serial parallel or subparallel grooves in hard substrates. The groove surface is smooth or longitudinally striated.Each series consists usually of dozens of grooves which are typically uniform in shape and dimensions. The grooves are oriented perpendicular to substrate edge.

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