Genus
Lockeia James, 1879
Taxon description
Hammersburg et al., 2018
Diagnosis.—Amygdaloidal- to ovoid-shaped mounds (convex hyporelief ) or depressions (concave epirelief ) that taper at one or both ends; surface usually smooth but may be irregular; may have a medial longitudinal crest (hyporelief ) or groove (epirelief ) (Osgood, 1970; Fillion & Pickerill, 1990; Mángano & others, 2002].
Schlirf et al., 2001
Emended diagnosis: Bilaterally symmetrical, elongated, commonly almond-shaped, heart-shaped, club-shaped to dumbbell-like or rarely of triangular shape, with smooth margin; predominantly preserved as isolated or row-like arrangements of, hypichnial mounds; single segments commonly with a distinct median crest. Vertical spreitemay be present.
Selection of related publications
Mikuláš, R., Meškis, S., Ivanov, A., Lukševičs, E., Zupinš, I., Stinkulis, G. 2013. A rich ichnofossil assemblage from the Frasnian (Upper Devonian) deposits at Andoma Hill, Onega Lake, Russia. Bulletin of Geosciences 88, 2, 389-400. DOI:10.3140/bull.geosci.1358
Knaust, D. 2004. Cambro-Ordovician trace fossils from the SW-Norwegian Caledonides. Geological Journal 39, 1, 1-24. DOI:10.1002/gj.941
Crimes, T. P. 1992. Changes in the trace fossil biota across the Proterozoic-Phanerozoic boundary. Journal of the Geological Society 149, 4, 637-646. DOI:10.1144/gsjgs.149.4.0637
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