Tremichnus puteolus Brett, 1985

ID15885
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonTremichnus puteolus
AuthorBrett, 1985
ReferenceBrett, 1985
Parent taxonTremichnus
FADWenlock
LADWenlock

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
holotypeRoyal Ontario MuseumROM 35801DeCew Falls, St. CatharinesBrett, 1985

Description(s)

Brett, 1985:

Diagnosis. -Moderate to large compared with T. paraboloides, T. cysticus or T. minutus, 0.5-4.0 mm diameter, (x = 1.61,
SD = 0.99, N = 22); few (maximum 7) pits per calyx; shallow pits (depth/diameter ratio 1:6); typically with flattened, slightly irregular floors. Pits exhibit a faint and often incomplete ring (circular groove), concentric with outer borders; generally 0.2-0.5 mm inward from main border, but may occur outside outer border; pits frequently intersect.

Occurrences