Species

Karethraichnus minimum Moura, Nascimento, Peixoto, de Barros, Robbi et Fernandes, 2021

Type specimen data
holotype: University of Sao Carloa, Sao Paulo ; LPP-PV-001-0500; Lapinha Cave; Upper Pleistocene
Reference:
Moura, J. F., Nascimento, C. S. I., Peixoto, B. D. C. E. M., de Barros, G. E., Robbi, B., Fernandes, M. A. 2021. Damaged armour: Ichnotaxonomy and paleoparasitology of bioerosion lesions in osteoderms of Quaternary extinct armadillos. pp. 103255. DOI:10.1016/j.jsames.2021.103255
Taxon description

Moura et al., 2021

Diagnosis: Individual, unbranched, circular to elliptical holes in
bony armour substrates produced always from the outside, perpendicular or slightly angled. Smooth hole rim, and relatively smooth internal wall. The interior cavity of the hole forms a tapered upside-down ogive/cone shape.
 

Synonymy list
2021     Karethraichnus minimum isp. nov. — Moura et al. , fig. 5a-c, 6a-c
Selection of related publications
Moura, J. F., Nascimento, C. S. I., Peixoto, B. D. C. E. M., de Barros, G. E., Robbi, B., Fernandes, M. A. 2021. Damaged armour: Ichnotaxonomy and paleoparasitology of bioerosion lesions in osteoderms of Quaternary extinct armadillos. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 109, 103255. DOI:10.1016/j.jsames.2021.103255
Classification
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
GenusKarethraichnus
Speciesfiale
kulindros
lakkos
minimum
zaratan
References based on distribution