Osspecus automedon Jamison-Todd, Witts, Jones, Tangunan, Chandler, Bown et Twitchett, 2025

ID21844
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonOsspecus automedon
AuthorJamison-Todd, Witts, Jones, Tangunan, Chandler, Bown et Twitchett, 2025
ReferenceJamison-Todd et al., 2025a
Parent taxonOsspecus
Is validYes
FADCampanian
LADRupelian
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2025Osspecus automedon isp. nov.Jamison-Todd, Witts, Jones, Tangunan, Chandler, Bown & Twitchett52A, BJamison-Todd et al., 2025b
2025Osspecus automedon isp. nov.Jamison-Todd, Witts, Jones, Tangunan, Chandler, Bown & Twitchett112:A, BJamison-Todd et al., 2025a

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotypeNHMUK PX TF 313Natural History Museum LondonRochesterCampanianJamison-Todd et al., 2025a

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis. Boring with chamber diameters ranging from 0.5–3mm and depths from 1–5mm. Aperture neck length is variable, and therefore depth is also variable. Branches are bar-like and remain somewhat separated until they widen into bulbs and merge at the ends. They are very long relative to the chamber diameter, making up almost all of the chamber. The centre of primary radial symmetry sits at the base of the aperture neck. Arc length can be highly variable; cross sections look like sections of a circle


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 |