Species
Gyrolithes polonicus Fedonkin, 1981
Taxon description
Crimes & Anderson, 1985
Description. --Positive relief traces, sand infilled on sandstone sole consisting of a bur- row forming an almost complete circle. In one example burrow diameter about 20 mm and diameter of complete trace 8 cm (Figure 6.7) while in collected specimen burrow 4 mm and complete trace 2.2 cm in diameter (Figure 6.8). Both affected by current scour.
Synonymy list
1869 Arenieolites spiralis Torell — Linnarsson , pp. 8
1870 Arenieolites spiralis Torell — Linnarsson , pp. 10
1881 Spiroseolex spiralis Torell — Nathorst , pp. 28
1981 Gyrolithes polonicus isp. nov. — Fedonkin , pp. 80 , fig. pl. 22. 1–5, 8
1983 Gyrolithes polonicus Fedonkin, 1981 — Fedonkin , pp. 134
1985 Gyrolithes polonicus Fedonkin, 1981 — Crimes & Anderson , pp. 32 , fig. fig. 6.7–8
1986 Gyrolithes polonicus Fedonkin, 1981 — Paczesna , pp. 33 , fig. 3:2,3
1996 Gyrolithes polonicus Fedonkin, 1981 — Paczesna , pp. 59 , fig. Plate XI:4, 5; Plate XII:1-5
1997 Gyrolithes polonicus Fedonkin, 1981 — Jensen , pp. 51 , fig. 30, 34, 35, 36C–D, 64A–B
2006 Gyrolithes polonicus Fedonkin, 1981 — Systra & Jensen , pp. 316 , fig. Fig. 3C, D
2012 Gyrolithes polonicus Fedonkin, 1981 — Stachacz , pp. 115 , fig. 9A-C
2012 Gyrolithes polonicus Fedonkin, 1981 — Uchman & Hanken
2012 Gyrolithes polonicus Fedonkin, 1981 — Hofmann et al. , pp. 935 , fig. 4.7
Selection of related publications
Systra, Y., Jensen, S. 2006. Trace fossils from the Dividalen Group of northern Finland with remarks on early Cambrian trace fossil provincialism. GFF 128, 4, 321-325. Informa UK Limited. DOI:10.1080/11035890601284321
Classification
| Organism group | Biota |
| Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
| Soft-sediment trace fossils | |
| Genus | Gyrolithes |
| Species | davreuxi |
| gyratus | |
| lorcaensis | |
| polonicus | |
| scintillus | |
| variabilis |
References based on distribution
- Systra & Jensen, 2006 Lower Cambrian (old nomenclature)