Species

Polarichnus garnierensis Narbonne, Gibling et Jones, 1979

Taxon description

Narbonne et al., 1979

Diagnosis. U-sharped burrow formed perpendicular to stratification, with burrow cross-section sub-rectangular to elliptical. spreite absent; sedimentary laminae between the arms are domed upward and show a distinctive pattern of small-scale asymmetric folds and microthrusts.

Synonymy list

1979 Polarichnus garnierensis n. ichnogen. — Narbonne et al. , pp. 133, fig. 1:1-3; 2:1-5

2006 ?Polarichnus garnierensis — Davies et al. , pp. 52

Selection of related publications

Davies, N. S., Sansom, I. J., Turner, P. 2006. Trace fossils and paleoenvironments of a Late Silurian marginal-marine/alluvial system: the Ringerike Group (Lower Old Red Sandstone), Oslo Region, Norway. Palaios 21, 1, 46-62. DOI:10.2110/palo.2003.p03-08

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Ichnofossil group	Ichnofossils
	Bioturbation trace fossils
Genus	Polarichnus
Species	garnierensis

References based on distribution

Davies et al., 2006 Ringerike, Norway upper Silurian