Cubiculum atsintli Serrano-Brañas, Espinosa-Chavez et Maccracken, 2018
| ID | 21808 |
|---|---|
| Fossil group | Bioerosional trace fossils |
| Taxon | Cubiculum atsintli |
| Author | Serrano-Brañas, Espinosa-Chavez et Maccracken, 2018 |
| Reference | Serrano-Brañas et al., 2018 |
| Parent taxon | Cubiculum |
| Is valid | Yes |
| FAD | Campanian |
| LAD | Maastrichtian |
Synonymy
| Year | Synonym | Author | Pages | Figs | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cubiculum atsintli Serrano-Brañas et al., 2018 | Venegas-Gómez, Ortega-Flores, Estrada-Ruiz, Pérez-Crespo & Aguilar-Arellano | 12 | Venegas-Gómez et al., 2024 | |
| 2018 | Cubiculum atsintli isp. nov. | Serrano-Brañas, Espinosa-Chavez & Maccracken | 358 | 4 | Serrano-Brañas et al., 2018 |
Type specimens
| Type | Number | Repository | Type locality | Loc. | Type horizon | Strat. | Remarks | Reference | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| holotype | BENC 1/1-00106 | Benemérita Escuela Normal de Coahuila | El Palmar outcrop | Campanian | Cerro del Pueblo Formation | Serrano-Brañas et al., 2018 |
Descriptions and remarks
Diagnosis. Discrete, drop-like chambers bored into cortical and spongy bone, which abruptly taper towards one end. These borings show smooth perpendicular walls to the bone surface, rounded bases and a length – width ratio ranging from 2:1 to 3:1 No bioglyphs or fillings are present. The traces can be isolated but also arranged in small clusters