Clionolithes palmatus Clarke, 1908

ID16738
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonClionolithes palmatus
AuthorClarke, 1908
ReferenceClarke, 1908
Parent taxonClionolithes

Type specimens

TypeNoType localityType horizonRemarksReference
lectotypeNew York State MuseumNYSM 6697Correll’s PointUpper DevonianWisshak, 2017

Description(s)

Wisshak, 2017:

Emended diagnosis. Trace developed along a number of principal branches which curve in a regular manner, forming stretched and longitudinally buckled sheet-like fans or terminating in fine ramifications, producing a trace with a jagged or lobed outline. Branches may radiate from only one side of a main axis. Surface texture largely smooth, tips of branches connect to substrate surface.