Genus

Stipitichnus Genise, 1995,

Taxon description

Wisshak et al., 2019a

Macroboring; substrate xylic; tracemaker invertebrate

Genise, 1995

Diagnosis: Longitudinal borings, mostly parallel,without branching, and with circular cross-sections. Someborings exhibit rounded terminations, and most of themdo not have any outer layer and are empty. Borings are in apermineralized stem of a palm, which exhibits well pre-served cellular structure.

Buatois et al., 2017

Category of architectural design: 2.59. Cylindrical vertical to oblique borings.

Knaust, 2012a

Unbranched, cylindrical.

Selection of related publications
Genise, J. F. 1995. Upper Cretaceous trace fossils in permineralized plant remains from Patagonia, Argentina. Ichnos 3, 4, 287-299. DOI:10.1080/10420949509386399