Machichnus Mikuláš, Kadlecová, Fejfar et Dvořák, 2006

ID16621
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TypeGrazing
SubstrateOsteic substrate
TaxonMachichnus
AuthorMikuláš, Kadlecová, Fejfar et Dvořák, 2006
ReferenceMikuláš et al., 2006
Parent taxonMachichnidae
Is validYes
FADCenomanian
LADHolocene
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2025Machichnus Mikuláš et al. (2006)Hunt & Lucas338Hunt & Lucas, 2025a
2023Machichnus Mikuláš et al., 2006Trifilio, de Araújo Júnior & Porpino10Trifilio et al., 2023
2023Machichnus Mikuláš et al., 2006El Hedeny, Mohesn, Tantawy, El-Sabbagh, AbdelGawad & El-Kheir10El Hedeny et al., 2023
2006Machichnus n. ichnogen.Mikuláš, Kadlecová, Fejfar & Dvořák121Mikuláš et al., 2006

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis: Shallow serial parallel or subparallel grooves in hard substrates. The groove surface is smooth or longitudinally striated. Each series consists usually of dozens of grooves which are typically uniform in shape and dimensions. The grooves are oriented perpendicular to substrate edge.


Occurrences


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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 |