Dipatulichnus Nielsen et Nielsen, 2001
| ID | 16124 |
|---|---|
| Fossil group | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| CAD | Circular holes and pit-shaped borings |
| Type | Predation |
| Substrate | Calcareous substrate |
| Taxon | Dipatulichnus |
| Author | Nielsen et Nielsen, 2001 |
| Reference | Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001 |
| Parent taxon | Oichnidae |
| Is valid | Yes |
| FAD | Eocene |
| LAD | Holocene |
Includes:
| Species | Reference | Valid? |
|---|---|---|
| Dipatulichnus rotundus | Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001 | Yes |
Synonymy
| Year | Synonym | Author | Pages | Figs | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dipatulichnus Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001 | Blissett & Pickerill | 84 | Blissett & Pickerill, 2007 | |
| 2001 | Dipatulichnus igen. nov. | Nielsen & Nielsen | 111 | Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001 |
Descriptions and remarks
Diagnosis. Pair of biogenic holes, unconnected, but situated in the same skeletal substrate. Each hole has a simple cylindrical form, oriented perpendicular to the substrate surface. Both external and internal openings are sharp and circular in outline.
Unbranched, circular.
Diagnosis – (After Nielsen & Nielsen, 2001, p. 111.) “Pair of biogenic holes, unconnected, but situated in the same skeletal substrate. Each hole has a simple cylindrical form, oriented perpendicular to the substrate surface. Both external and internal openings are sharp and circular in outline.
Category of architectural design: 2.63. Circular holes and pit-shaped borings.
Predation; substrate calcareous; tracemaker unknown