Paleoscolytus divergus Walker, 1938

ID	20276
Fossil group	Bioerosional trace fossils
Taxon	Paleoscolytus divergus
Author	Walker, 1938
Reference	Walker, 1938
Parent taxon	Paleoscolytus
Is valid	Yes
FAD	Norian
LAD	Norian

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Synonymy

Year	Synonym	Author	Pages	Figs	Reference
2020	Paleoscolytus divergus Walker, 1938	Melnyk, Packer, Zonneveld & Gingras		Tab. 1. Tracemaker: Subfamily Scolytinae	Melnyk et al., 2020 (for 2021)
2017	Paleoscolytus divergens Walker, 1938	Genise		17.4d	Genise, 2017
1938	Paleoscolytus divergus, new genus and species	Walker	139	3A	Walker, 1938

Type specimens

Type	Number	Repository	Type locality	Loc.	Type horizon	Strat.	Remarks	Reference	ID
holotype	U.S.N.M. no. 95872		Holbrook, Petrified Forest National Monument		Norian			Walker, 1938

Descriptions and remarks

Melnyk et al., 2020 (for 2021):

Diagnosis/description: 5 mm wide channels occurring just under bark, lacking preferred orientation; lacking cuttings and castings

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 |