Species

Diplopodichnus biformis Brady, 1947

Taxon description

Lima & Netto, 2012

Description. Trackways formed by two continuous, smooth and parallel ridges, separated by a median groove, with width greater than that of the ridges. The trajectory is rectilinear to slightly curved, and no ornamentation is observed. Total width of the trackway ranges from 3.10 to 4.21 mm and width of the median groove varies between 1.70 mm and 2 mm. Preserved in positive hyporelief.

According to Keighley & Pickerill (1996), Diplopodichnus is the intermediate preservation mode of the ichnogenera Cruziana (deep furrows) and Diplichnites (epistratal trackways).

Synonymy list
1947     Diplopodichnus biformis — Brady , pp. 468-470, fig. pi. 68.1, pi. 69.4
1996     Diplopodichnus biformis Braddy, 1947 — Keighley & Pickerill , pp. 277, fig. 2E
2011     Diplopodichnus biformis Braddy, 1947 — Schatz et al. , pp. 512, fig. Figs. 7. 8.2, 8.4, 9.1
2912     Diplopodichnus biformis Braddy, 1947 — Lima & Netto , pp. 9, fig. 3C
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioturbation trace fossils
GenusDiplopodichnus
Speciesbiformis