Species

Paleoipidus perforatus Walker, 1938

Taxon description

Melnyk et al., 2020 (for 2021)

Diagnosis/description: 5 mm wide tunnels with square to rectangular outlines and oval cross sections, each with one flat side; penetrating deeply into wood; unfilled.

Synonymy list
1938     Paleoipidus perforatus, new genus and species — Walker , pp. 140, fig. 4B
2017     Paleoipidius perforatus Walker, 1938 — Genise , fig. 17,4a below
2020     Paleoipidius perforatus Walker, 1938 — Melnyk et al.
Selection of related publications
Walker, M. V. 1938. Evidence of Triassic insects in the Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 85, 3033, 137-141. DOI:10.5479/si.00963801.85-3033.137
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
GenusPaleoipidus
Speciesmarginatus
perforatus
References based on distribution
  • Walker, 1938   Holbrook, Petrified Forest National Monument   Triassic