Species

Petroxestes altera Jagt, Neumann et Donovan, 2009

Type specimen data

holotype: Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht ; NHMM 2009 010; Eben Emael; Maastrichtian

Reference:

Jagt, J. W. M., Neumann, C., Donovan, S. K. 2009. Petroxestes altera, a new bioerosional trace fossil from the upper Maastrichtian (Cretaceous) of northeast Belgium. pp. 137-145.

Taxon description

Jagt et al., 2009

Diagnosis: Shallow, elongate boring in calcitic substrate, with narrowly rounded ends; sides parallel, chipped and slightly convex in plan view; rounded bottom in transverse section; length equalling more than three times the maximum width; ornament of irregular shallow grooves, overprinted by much smaller scratches with no preferred orientation.

Synonymy list

2009 Petroxestes altera nov. isp. — Jagt, Neumann & Donovan , pp. 138, fig. Pl. 1

Selection of related publications

Jagt, J. W. M., Neumann, C., Donovan, S. K. 2009. Petroxestes altera, a new bioerosional trace fossil from the upper Maastrichtian (Cretaceous) of northeast Belgium. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belqique, Sciences de la Terre 79, 137-145.

Klassificering

Organism group	Biota
Ichnofossil group	Ichnofossils
	Bioerosional trace fossils
Family	Rogerellidae
Genus	Petroxestes
Species	altera
	pera

References based on distribution

Jagt et al., 2009 Eben Emael Maastrichtian