Osteichnus Höpner et Bertling, 2017

ID16603
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
CADU-shaped borings
TypeMacroboring
SubstrateOsteic substrate
TaxonOsteichnus
AuthorHöpner et Bertling, 2017
ReferenceHöpner & Bertling, 2017
Parent taxonOsteichnidae
Is validYes
FADLanghian
LADSerravallian
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Includes:

SpeciesReferenceValid?
Osteichnus ossibiontumThenius, 1988aYes

Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2017Osteichnus n. igen.Höpner & Bertling6Höpner & Bertling, 2017

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis: U-shaped simple chambers in bone substrates, orientation oblique to surface.


Occurrences


Browse Categories of Architectural Design (CADs):

Borings with elliptical to sub-rectangular cross sections | Branched tubular borings | Camerate boxwork borings | Camerate network borings | Circular holes and pit-shaped borings | Clavate-shaped borings | Cylindrical vertical to oblique borings | Dendritic and rosetted borings | Elongate or branched attachment bioerosion traces | Fracture-shaped bioerosion traces | Globular to spherical borings | Groove bioerosion traces | Multiple attachment bioerosion traces | Non-camerate boxwork borings | Non-camerate network borings | Pouch borings | Radial borings | Single circular to tear-shaped attachment bioerosion traces | Spiral borings | Trackways and scratch imprints | U-shaped borings | Winding borings |