Osteocallis infestans Paes Neto, Parkinson, Pretto, Soares, Schwanke, Schultz et Kellner, 2016

ID20271
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonOsteocallis infestans
AuthorPaes Neto, Parkinson, Pretto, Soares, Schwanke, Schultz et Kellner, 2016
ReferencePaes Neto et al., 2016
Parent taxonOsteocallis
FADCarnian
LADCarnian

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUFRGS-PV-1177-T AJanner outcrop (Agudo area)CarnianPaes Neto et al., 2016

Description(s)

Cunha et al., 2024:

Diagnosis.—Shallow to moderately deep, meandering trail of generally straight overlapping thick grooves excavated into the cortical bone surfaces. Grooves are randomly orientated, often overlapping other grooves which are either perpendicular or parallel to one another. The intensity of the grooves culminates in an irregular furrow-like morphology for the trail.