Asthenopodichnium lignorum Genise, Garrouste, Nel, Grandcolas, Maurizot, Cluzel, Cornette, Fabre et Nel, 2012

ID17029
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonAsthenopodichnium lignorum
AuthorGenise, Garrouste, Nel, Grandcolas, Maurizot, Cluzel, Cornette, Fabre et Nel, 2012
ReferenceGenise et al., 2012
Parent taxonAsthenopodichnium
FADMiocene
LADMiocene

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeNew Caledonia Geological SurveyNC. NEP 01Didot Islet, New CaledoniaMioceneGenise et al., 2012

Description(s)

Genise et al., 2012:

Diagnosis Shallow elongate ellipsoidal or almond-shaped scoops corresponding to the filling of pouches or depressions in the surface and inside wood substrates, usually oriented parallel to the wood fibers along the branch or trunk longitudinal axis. In many cases densely grouped, less commonly up to forming an alveolar structure. Always devoid of associated galleries.

Melnyk et al., 2020 (for 2021):

Diagnosis/description: Shallow, elongate, ellipsoidal to almond-shaped scoops; oriented parallel to wood grain; commonly occurring in clusters.