Cubiculum subcorticalis Venegas-Gómez et al., 2024

ID21810
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonCubiculum subcorticalis
AuthorVenegas-Gómez et al., 2024
ReferenceVenegas-Gómez et al., 2024
Parent taxonCubiculum
FADMaastrichtian
LADMaastrichtian

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeCentro INAH Coahuila, MexicoIV (CIC/P/ 173)Lala’s Place localityMaastrichtianVenegas-Gómez et al., 2024

Description(s)

Venegas-Gómez et al., 2024:

Diagnosis: Composite trace consisting of a tube connected to a chamber excavated into spongy bone with a compact bone ceiling. The tube has a circular opening with irregular borders and sequential grooves as bioglyphs; the subcortical chamber is elliptical with a rounded base and ceiling, and the contact between the walls and the base/ceiling is rounded. No bioglyphs are associated with the walls or the base/ceiling of the chamber.

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