Species
Munitusichnus pascens Parkinson, 2016
Type specimen data
holotype: University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa ; BP/1/705; Cradle of Humankind; Cenozoic
Reference:
Parkinson, A. H. 2016. Traces of Insect Activity at Cooper's D Fossil Site (Cradle of Humankind, South Africa). pp. 322-339. DOI:10.1080/10420940.2016.1202685
Taxon description
Parkinson, 2016
Diagnosis: A main circular boring penetrating cortical bone at an acute oblique angle relative to the bone surface, with a lateral crescent shaped boring that partly surrounds the main boring (Figs. 2A, 3B–D).
Synonymy list
2016 Munitusichnus pascens isp. nov. — Parkinson , pp. 326-327, fig. 3
2023 Munitusichnus pascens Parkinson, 2016 — Trifilio et al. , pp. 12, fig. 7
Selection of related publications
Trifilio, L. H. M. D. S., de Araújo Júnior, H. I., Porpino, K. D. O. 2023. The paleoichnofauna in bones of Brazilian Quaternary cave deposits and the proposition of two new ichnotaxa. Ichnos 30, 3, 207-234. DOI:10.1080/10420940.2023.2271125
Parkinson, A. H. 2016. Traces of Insect Activity at Cooper's D Fossil Site (Cradle of Humankind, South Africa). Ichnos 23, 3-4, 322-339. DOI:10.1080/10420940.2016.1202685
Classification
| Organism group | Biota |
| Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
| Bioerosional trace fossils | |
| Genus | Munitusichnus |
| Species | pascens |
References based on distribution
- Trifilio et al., 2023 Lajedo da Escada, F3 cave Quaternary
- Parkinson, 2016 Cradle of Humankind