Ramosulcichnus Hillmer et Schulz, 1973

ID16117
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonRamosulcichnus
AuthorHillmer et Schulz, 1973
ReferenceHillmer & Schultz, 1973
Parent taxonBioerosional trace fossils

Description(s)

Knaust, 2012a:

Unbranched, cylindrical.

Blissett & Pickerill, 2007:

Diagnosis– (Translation from the original German; after Hillmer & Schulz, 1973, p. 9.) “Long, blindly ending, slightly curved, tubular boring. Cross-section of the distal end is weakly dumbbell to oval-shaped. At the proximal end (mouth) 2 or 4 very narrow, deeply notched, outward diverging furrows may occur.”

Buatois et al., 2017:

Category of architectural design: 2.66. Clavate-shaped borings.