Species
Palaeophycus serratus McCann, 1993
Taxon description
McCann, 1993
Diagnosis. Simple Palaeophycus burrows with transverse
ribbing.
Description. Lined burrows preserved in convex hyporelief
on soles of 11.0-37.0 mm thick mudstone to medium-grained, parallel-laminated and normally graded sandstone. Burrows 4.0-5.0 mm in diameter, straight to very gently winding, and up to 55 mm in length. Burrow fill identical to host rock. Annulae faintly marked with
2-4 per mm.
Synonymy list
1993 Palaeophycus serratus nov. ichnosp. — McCann , pp. 47, fig. 6B
Classification
| Organism group | Biota |
| Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
| Bioturbation trace fossils | |
| Genus | Palaeophycus |
| Species | acicula |
| alternatus | |
| bolbitermilus | |
| crenulatus | |
| ferrovittatus | |
| gracilis | |
| heberti | |
| serratus | |
| striatus | |
| sulcatus | |
| tubularis | |
| vulgaris |