Genus

Nihilichnus Mikuláš, Kadlecová, Fejfar et Dvořák, 2006

Taxon description

LaBarge & Njau, 2024

Emended diagnosis: Roughly triangular, circular, elliptical, or lenticular holes, or external pits, found on skeletal material, occurring solitarily or in groups, which may show recurring patterns. Outer margin of the concavity is either smooth and continuous with surrounding skeletal material or shows minute irregular jags. Lacks organized boring patterns.

Trifilio et al., 2023

Revised diagnosis: Roughly triangular to ellipsoidal holes that lack bioglyphs and filling. Their perforation axis may be perpendicular or oblique to the surface of the bone. Individually or in groups, the holes reach the cortical and cancellous bone. Their borders can be soft or irregular, and the outer part of the margin of the cavity shows minute, irregular jags caused by a brittle deformation.

Wisshak et al., 2019a

Predation; substrate osteic; tracemaker vertebrate

Mikuláš et al., 2006

Diagnosis: Roughly triangular, circular or ovoid holes or external pits, occurring solitarily or in groups, which may show recurring patterns. Outer part of the margin of the cavity shows minute, irregular jags, resulting from a brittle deformation.