Carporichnus maximus Genise, 1995

ID16937
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonCarporichnus maximus
AuthorGenise, 1995
ReferenceGenise, 1995
Parent taxonCarporichnus
FADCampanian
LADMaastrichtian

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeMuseo Argentino de Ciencias NaturalesEntomology 53819.1Cañadón de GarciaGenise, 1995

Description(s)

Genise, 1995:

Diagnosis: Radial tunnels with circular cross-sectionsthat measure 6 mm, whereas in C. bertheorum they haveoval cross-sections and diameters up to 4 mm, and in C.minimus, circular cross-sections and diameters up to 3 mm.