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Aulichnites
Classification
Phylum:
Trace Fossils and Problematica
Class:
Trace Fossils
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Aulichnites Fenton & FENTON, 1937, p. 1079
Type Species:
*A. parkerensis, OD
Images
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Fig. 26,1. *A. parkerensis, Penn., Texas, X1 (Howell in Häntzschel, 1962)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Sil., USA(Ga.), ?M.Dev., Eu.(Ger.), Penn., USA (Texas-Kans.), ?Penn., USA(Ark.), ?Cret., USA (Utah), ?Tert., S.Am.(Venez.)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Sil., ?M.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Rhuddanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
443.07
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Penn., ?Cret., ?Tert.
Ending International Stage:
Gelasian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
1.81
Description
Trail, 5 to 10 mm wide, commonly strongly curved, consisting of 2 convex ridges, separated by rather deep median groove in epirelief. [Crawling and/or grazing trail, most probably made by gastropod.]
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Trace Fossils and Problematica
Class:
Trace Fossils
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Aulichnites Fenton & FENTON, 1937, p. 1079
Type Species:
*A. parkerensis, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 26,1. *A. parkerensis, Penn., Texas, X1 (Howell in Häntzschel, 1962)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Sil., USA(Ga.), ?M.Dev., Eu.(Ger.), Penn., USA (Texas-Kans.), ?Penn., USA(Ark.), ?Cret., USA (Utah), ?Tert., S.Am.(Venez.)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Sil., ?M.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Rhuddanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
443.07
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Penn., ?Cret., ?Tert.
Ending International Stage:
Gelasian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
1.81
Description
Trail, 5 to 10 mm wide, commonly strongly curved, consisting of 2 convex ridges, separated by rather deep median groove in epirelief. [Crawling and/or grazing trail, most probably made by gastropod.]