Species
Nihilichnus hastarius LaBarge et Njau, 2024
Tyyppilajitiedot
holotype: ; IUPC 101303; Olduvai Gorge; Pleistocene
Reference:
LaBarge, T. W., Njau, J. K. 2022. Taphonomy and Ichnology of Nile Crocodile Feeding Behavior. Conference: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 82nd Annual MeetingAt: Toronto, Ontario, pp. . Indiana University.
Taxon description
LaBarge & Njau, 2024
Diagnosis: Lenticular holes in vertebrate bone, pass-ing through the cortical bone. Outline presents twovertices on opposing sides of trace
Synonyymit
Aiheeseen liittyvät julkaisut
LaBarge, T. W., Njau, J. K. 2024. Taxonomic reappraisal of Nihilichnus from taphonomic perspectives of crocodile predatory ecology. Ichnos 31, 1, 40-55. DOI:10.1080/10420940.2024.2353199
Luokittelu
| Organism group | Biota |
| Ichnofossil group | Ichnofossils |
| Bioerosional trace fossils | |
| Family | Machichnidae |
| Genus | Nihilichnus |
| Species | clavus |
| covichi | |
| fissuratus | |
| hastarius | |
| mortalis | |
| nihilicus | |
| quadripertitus | |
| sicarius | |
| sulcatus |
Levinneisyys ja viitteet
- LaBarge & Njau, 2024 Olduvai Gorge Pleistocene