Thatchtelithichnus holmani Zonneveld, Bartels, Gunnell et McHugh, 2016
| ID | 21778 |
|---|---|
| Fossil group | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| Taxon | Thatchtelithichnus holmani |
| Author | Zonneveld, Bartels, Gunnell et McHugh, 2016 |
| Reference | Zonneveld et al., 2016 |
| Parent taxon | Thatchtelithichnus |
| FAD | Turonian |
| LAD | Recent |
Type specimens
| Type | No | Type locality | Type horizon | Remarks | Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| holotype | University of Alberta | UA-TF149-1 | South Pass | Eocene | Zonneveld et al., 2016 |
Description(s)
Zonneveld et al., 2016:
Diagnosis: Circular to subcircular grooves with a central boss or platform, bored into a bone substrate. Grooves penetrate into the cortical layer of the bone. The central platform may consist of an unmodified platform or a rounded nubbin. Burrow walls rounded, convex. or sharp and perpendicular to the external substrate surface.