Species

Taotieichnus orientalis Xing, Roberts, Harris, Gingras, Ran, Zhang, Xu, Burns et Dong, 2013

Type specimen data

holotype: World Dinosaur Valley Park ; ZLJ 0035; Dalishu bonebed locality, Lufeng County; Lower Jurassic , Sinemurian-Toarcian

Reference:

Xing, L., Roberts, E. M., Harris, J. D., Gingras, M. K., Ran, H., Zhang, J., Xu, X., Burns, M. E., Dong, Z. 2013. Novel insect traces on a dinosaur skeleton from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation of China. pp. 58-68. DOI:10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.07.028

Taxon description

Xing et al., 2013

Diagnosis: Epichnia, convex burrows (Fig. 7A) with dilated parts considered to be chambers (Fig. 7B). Traces columnar, branching, convex, with Y-shaped branches (Fig. 7C). Traces wind around the surfaces of the bones. At junctions other than Y-shaped branches, traces overlap rather than intersect directly (Fig. 7D). Surface texture rough. Traces hollow with thin mud constructed walls and cement infilled.

Synonymy list

2013 Taotieichnus orientalis ichnosp. nov. — Xing et al. , pp. 60, fig. 2–6

2023 Taotieichnus orientalis Xing et al., 2013 — Trifilio et al. , pp. 17, fig. 11A-C

Selection of related publications

Klassificering

Organism group	Biota
Ichnofossil group	Ichnofossils
	Bioturbation trace fossils
Genus	Taotieichnus
Species	orientalis

References based on distribution

Xing et al., 2013 Dalishu bonebed locality, Lufeng County Lower Jurassic