Species
Steinsfjordichnus brutoni Whitaker, 1979
Taxon description
Whitaker, 1979
Diagnosis. Track consisting of parallel equally and closely spaced epichnial ridges and grooves trending at right angles to the track direction.The ridges terminate sharply, sometimes bending posteriorly at angles up to 40° from the ridge direction.
Synonymy list
1979 Steinsfjordichnus brutoni n. ichnosp. — Whitaker , pp. 86, fig. 1:A,B,C
2006 Steinsfjordichnus brutoni — Davies et al. , pp. 50, fig. 3H
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 | Steinsfjordichnus |
Species | brutoni |
References based on distribution
- Davies et al., 2006 Oslo depression upper Silurian