Species

Polyphagichnium altenburgense Steininger, Roetzel et Capellmann, 2024

Taxon description

Steininger et al., 2024

Diagnosis: Shafts in wood logs, perpendicular to surface,
in longitudinal rows following growth direction of
the wood fibres. Tunnels horizontal, millimeters to centimeters
long. Shafts and tunnels penetrate growth and
cell structures.

Synonymy list
2024     Polyphagichnium altenburgense isp. nov. — Steininger , pp. 211, fig. 4-6
Selection of related publications
Steininger, F. F., Roetzel, R., Capellmann, T. 2024. Polyphagichnium altenburgense igen. & isp. nov.: A new trace fossil from the Egerian – Eggenburgian (late Oligocene to early Miocene), Central Paratethys, Lower Austria. Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences 117, 1, DOI:10.17738/ajes.2024.0013
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
GenusPolyphagichnium
Speciesaltenburgense
References based on distribution