Species

Paleoipidus perforatus Walker, 1938

Type specimen data
holotype: ; U.S.N.M. no. 95873; Holbrook, Petrified Forest National Monument; Norian
Reference:
Walker, M. V. 1938. Evidence of Triassic insects in the Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. pp. 137-141. DOI:10.5479/si.00963801.85-3033.137
Taxon description

Melnyk et al., 2020 (for 2021)

Diagnosis/description: 5 mm wide tunnels with square to rectangular outlines and oval cross sections, each with one flat side; penetrating deeply into wood; unfilled.

Synonymy list
1938     Paleoipidus perforatus, new genus and species — Walker , pp. 140, fig. 4B
2017     Paleoipidius perforatus Walker, 1938 — Genise , fig. 17,4a below
2020     Paleoipidius perforatus Walker, 1938 — Melnyk, Packer, Zonneveld & Gingras
Selection of related publications
Walker, M. V. 1938. Evidence of Triassic insects in the Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 85, 3033, 137-141. DOI:10.5479/si.00963801.85-3033.137
Klassificering
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
GenusPaleoipidus
Speciesmarginatus
perforatus
References based on distribution
  • Walker, 1938   Holbrook, Petrified Forest National Monument   Norian