Polyphagichnium altenburgense Steininger, Roetzel et Capellmann, 2024

ID21774
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonPolyphagichnium altenburgense
AuthorSteininger, Roetzel et Capellmann, 2024
ReferenceSteininger et al., 2024
Parent taxonPolyphagichnium

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeKrahuletz Museum Eggenburg, AustriaF/4352Altenburg, AustriaOligoceneSt. Marein-Freischling FormationSteininger 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.

Distribution map