Osteocallis mandibulus Roberts, Rogers et Foreman 2007

ID20270
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonOsteocallis mandibulus
AuthorRoberts, Rogers et Foreman 2007
ReferenceRoberts et al., 2007
Parent taxonOsteocallis
FADCarnian
LADQuaternary

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeniversity of AntananarivoUA 9088MAD93-35 quarryMaastrichtianMaevarano FormationRoberts et al., 2007

Description(s)

Cunha et al., 2024:

Diagnosis.—Shallow, meandering trail of arcuate grooves (apparently paired) bored into external (cortical) bone surfaces. Occurs as single trails or network of randomly overlapping trails