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D'Alessandro & Bromley, 1987

Meniscate trace fossils and the Muensteria - Taenidium problem

D'Alessandro, A., Bromley, R. G.
URL
Aasta1987
AjakiriPalaeontology
Köide30
Number4
Leheküljed743-763
Tüüpartikkel ajakirjas
Keelinglise
Id6328

Abstrakt

The systematics of meniscate trace fossils are in need of revision. Most authors follow Seilacher and call unbranched, unlined meniscate burrow fills Muensteria. However, Sternberg's original description of Muensteria is highly confused, involving true algae, a coprolite, and forms of Chondrites, and the name cannot be considered available for trace fossils. Re-examination of the original description of Taenidium Heer has revealed that the earliest ichnospecies erected, T. serpentinum, corresponds closely to the forms called Muensteria in the more recent literature. Subsequent ichnospecies placed in Taenidium include septate branched forms that require a new name. It is these branched meniscate burrows that commonly have been referred to Taenidium. We designate the branched forms Cladichnus ichnogen. nov. on the basis of T. fischeri Heer. T. satanassi ichnosp. nov. is described from the lower Tertiary of Italy. Other ichnogenera of meniscate trace fossils are briefly discussed, including Nereites, Keckia, Scolicia, Psammichnites, Scoyenia, Beaconites, Phoebichnus, and Ancorichnus.

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