Species

Climactichnites youngi Todd, 1882

Taxon description

Getty & Hagadorn, 2008

Emended diagnosis.⎯Burrows occurring within beds (may beinclined to and crosscut bedding) or at bed interfaces, consistingof undulating bars and furrows that are often oriented at a highangle to the direction of travel. Lateral ridges absent.

Synonymy list
1882     Climactichnites youngi — Todd , pp. 276-281, fig. Pl. 1
1890     Climactichnites youngi — Dawson , pp. 595-618
1912     Climactichnites youngi — Walcott , pp. 259-261, fig. Pl. 38:1, 39:1,2; 40:1
1917     Climactichnites youngi — Burling , pp. 390-397, fig. Fig. 2,3
1935     Climactichnites youngi — Abel , pp. 242-249, fig. Fig. 216
1993     Climactichnites youngi — Yochelson & Fedonkin , pp. 1-74, fig. Fig. 15,16,31,32,44-51
2008     Climactichnites youngi — Getty & Hagadorn , pp. 1170, fig. Fig. 3.3, 5-7
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioturbation trace fossils
GenusClimactichnites
Specieswilsoni
youngi