Osteocallis mandibulus Roberts, Rogers et Foreman 2007

ID20270
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
CADGroove bioerosion traces
TaxonOsteocallis mandibulus
AuthorRoberts, Rogers et Foreman 2007
ReferenceRoberts et al., 2007
Parent taxonOsteocallis
Is validYes
FADCarnian
LADQuaternary
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2024Osteocallis mandibulus Roberts et al., 2007Cunha, Dentzien-Dias & Francischini74A, B, 5A, B, ECunha et al., 2024
2023Osteocallis mandibulus Roberts et al., 2007Trifilio, de Araújo Júnior & Porpino1610A-CTrifilio et al., 2023
2023Osteocallis mandibulus Roberts et al., 2007El Hedeny, Mohesn, Tantawy, El-Sabbagh, AbdelGawad & El-Kheir83D, H, 4A, BEl Hedeny et al., 2023
2016Osteocallis mandibulusPaes Neto, Parkinson, Pretto, Soares, Schwanke, Schultz & Kellner385DPaes Neto et al., 2016
2007Osteocallis mandibulus new ichnospeciesRoberts, Rogers & Foreman2044, Tab. 2,3Roberts et al., 2007

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotypeUA 9088niversity of AntananarivoMAD93-35 quarryMaastrichtianMaevarano FormationRoberts et al., 2007

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis.—Shallow, meandering trail of arcuate grooves (apparently paired) bored into external (cortical) bone surfaces. Occurs as single trails or network of randomly overlapping trails


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 |