Species

Cubiculum inornatum Xing, Parkinson, Ran, Pirronne, Roberts, Zhang, Burns, Wang et Choiniere, 2015

Taxon description

Xing et al., 2016a

Diagnosis: Ellipsoidal borings embedded in cortical bone penetrating into trabecular bone. The borings display a length width ratio ranging from 2:1 and 5:1 and slightly tapers towards one end. The walls run perpendicular to the bone surface, whilst the base of the boring is rounded. No filling or bioglyphs are present

Benyoucef & Bouchemla, 2023

Diagnosis: Ellipsoidal, chamber-shaped borings inserted in cortical bone. The boring displays a rounded base and slightly tapers towards one side. The internal surface (wall) is characterized by the absence of bioglyphs or filling (Xing et al., 2016).

Synonymy list
2015     Cubiculum inornatus isp. nov. — Xing et al. , pp. 3
2016     Cubiculum inornatus Xing et al., 2015 — Paes Neto et al. , pp. 34, fig. 4C, 4F
2023     Cubiculum inornatus Xing et al, 2016 — Benyoucef & Bouchemla , pp. 5, fig. 3A, C
2025     Cubiculum inornatus Xing et al. (2016) — Milligan et al. , fig. 8
Selection of related publications
Xing, L., Parkinson, A. H., Ran, H., Pirrone, C. A., Roberts, E. M., Zhang, J., Burns, M. E., Wang, T., Choiniere, J. 2016. The earliest fossil evidence of bone boring by terrestrial invertebrates, examples from China and South Africa. Historical Biology 28, 8, 1108-1117. DOI:10.1080/08912963.2015.1111884
Paes Neto, V. D., Parkinson, A. H., Pretto, F. A., Soares, M. B., Schwanke, C., Schultz, C. L., Kellner, A. W. 2016. Oldest evidence of osteophagic behavior by insects from the Triassic of Brazil. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 453, 30-41. DOI:10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.03.026
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
FamilyRogerellidae
GenusCubiculum
Speciesatsintli
cooperi
inornatum
leve
ornatum
subcorticalis
References based on distribution