Asthenopodichnium xylobiontum Thenius, 1979

ID16629
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonAsthenopodichnium xylobiontum
AuthorThenius, 1979
ReferenceThenius, 1979
Parent taxonAsthenopodichnium
FADMiocene
LADMiocene

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeNatural Museum Vienna1905/ VII/8HennersdorfMioceneThenius, 1979

Description(s)

Thenius, 1979:

Diagnosis: U-shaped spreader constructions with a tube diameter of 1,5-3 mm. Height (depth) of underground structures up to 20 mm.

Uchman et al., 2007a:

Emended diagnosis. — Small, U-shaped spreiten or pouch-like structures in wooden, organic-rich or bone substrates.

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