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Saccophycus
Classification
Phylum:
Trace Fossils and Problematica
Class:
Unrecognized and Unrecognizalbe "genera"
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Saccophycus U. P. JAMES, 1879, p. 17
Type Species:
*S. inortus, M
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
USA (Ohio)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Sandbian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
458.18
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Hirnantian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
443.07
Description
Possibly burrows, smooth or striated longitudinally (see J. F. JAMES, 1885, p. 157); never figured. According to OSGOOD (1970, p. 299), the single specimen not located.
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Classification
Phylum:
Trace Fossils and Problematica
Class:
Unrecognized and Unrecognizalbe "genera"
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Saccophycus U. P. JAMES, 1879, p. 17
Type Species:
*S. inortus, M
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
USA (Ohio)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Sandbian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
458.18
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Hirnantian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
443.07
Description
Possibly burrows, smooth or striated longitudinally (see J. F. JAMES, 1885, p. 157); never figured. According to OSGOOD (1970, p. 299), the single specimen not located.