Polyphagichnium Steininger, Roetzel et Capellmann, 2024

ID21773
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonPolyphagichnium
AuthorSteininger, Roetzel et Capellmann, 2024
ReferenceSteininger et al., 2024
Parent taxonBioerosional trace fossils
FADChattian
LADBurdigalian

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Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeF/4352Altenburg, AustriaSteininger et al., 2024

Description(s)

Steininger et al., 2024:

Diagnosis: Shafts in wood logs, perpendicular to surface,
in longitudinal rows following growth direction of
the wood fibres. Tunnels horizontal, millimeters to centimeters
long. Shafts and tunnels penetrate growth and
cell structures.

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