Genus

Dolopichnus Alpert et Moore, 1975

Current taxon already exists. See initial taxon Rosselia

Taxon ID: 15459
Fossil group: Ichnofossils
Belongs to: Rosselichnidae
Other version of taxon: Rosselia
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian Stage 2 (within ca. 529.0
Baltoscandian species (in database):
Taxon description

Alpert & Moore, 1975

Diagnosis.-Vertical, cylindrical burrows,containing a narrower, vertical, central cylindrical core.

Interpretation.-Dwelling burrows of sea anemones, with a cast of the coelenteron preserved in the center of the burrow.

Selection of related publications
Alpert, S. P., Moore, J. N. 1975. Lower Cambrian trace fossil evidence for predation on trilobites. Lethaia 8, 3, 223-230. DOI:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1975.tb00926.x