Cubiculum levis Pirrone, Buatois et González Riga, 2014

ID17067
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonCubiculum levis
AuthorPirrone, Buatois et González Riga, 2014
ReferencePirrone et al., 2014b
Parent taxonCubiculum
Is validYes
FADConiacian
LADSantonian
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2014Cubiculum levis isp. nov.Pirrone, Buatois & González Riga2533Pirrone et al., 2014b

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotypeIANIGLA-Icn 1Instituto Argentino de NivologiaArroyo SecoUpper CretaceousConiacian–Early SantonianPirrone et al., 2014b

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis: Discrete, bowl-shaped borings in bone. Borings display marked concavity of flanks and bottom andmarked constriction of walls in the upper area. Boring boundaries, walls, and bottom are sharp and smooth; no bioglyphs are observed. No filling is present. Placed in cortical and cancellous bone. Borings are arranged in groups of three to five and parallel to each other, according to its major axis.


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 |