Species
Xylokrypta durossi Tapanila et Roberts, 2012
Taxon description
Tapanila & Roberts, 2012
Xylokrypta durossi is a curved, roughly U-shaped, boring having
two widely-spaced, circular cylindrical shafts that connect below
the wood surface to a kidney-shaped chamber. All margins of the
boring are sharp, cross-cutting the xylem tissues with minor
deformation. The boring penetrates 10–14 mm deep, enough to
maintain a 1–2 mm ‘roof’ of xylem above the chamber.
Synonymy list
2012 Xylokrypta durossi isp. nov. — Tapanila & Roberts , pp. 3, fig. 2-4
Classification
Organism group | Biota |
Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
Bioerosional trace fossils | |
Genus | Xylokrypta |
Species | durossi |