Clionolithes alcicornis (Vogel, Golubic et Brett, 1987)

ID16740
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonClionolithes alcicornis
Author(Vogel, Golubic et Brett, 1987)
ReferenceVogel et al., 1987
Parent taxonClionolithes
FADGivetian

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeGoethe Universität, Frankfurt, GermanyBo 1/8Barnum Creek quarryGivetianWindom MemberWisshak, 2017

Description(s)

Wisshak, 2017:

Emended diagnosis. Branches diverge from the flat and elongated main trunk, spreading radially and in one plane, often in straight lines, ramifying in varying density at angles between 40° and 115° without forming anastomoses, tapering toward pointed tips. Often with a distinctive cuspate texture and fine filaments scattered over the entire surface, but most numerous on the edges and sides of the branches.

Distribution map