Species

Steinsfjordichnus brutoni Whitaker, 1979

Taxon description

Whitaker, 1979

Diagnosis. Track consisting of parallel equally and closely spaced epichnial ridges and grooves trending at right angles to the track direction.The ridges terminate sharply, sometimes bending posteriorly at angles up to 40° from the ridge direction.

Synonymy list
1979     Steinsfjordichnus brutoni n. ichnosp. — Whitaker , pp. 86, fig. 1:A,B,C
2006     Steinsfjordichnus brutoni — Davies et al. , pp. 50, fig. 3H
Selection of related publications
Davies, N. S., Sansom, I. J., Turner, P. 2006. Trace fossils and paleoenvironments of a Late Silurian marginal-marine/alluvial system: the Ringerike Group (Lower Old Red Sandstone), Oslo Region, Norway. Palaios 21, 1, 46-62. DOI:10.2110/palo.2003.p03-08
Klassificering
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioturbation trace fossils
GenusSteinsfjordichnus
Speciesbrutoni
References based on distribution