Species

Gunnellichnus moghraensis Zonneveld, AbdelGawad et Miller, 2022

Taxon description

Zonneveld et al., 2022c

Diagnosis: Shallow, wide, millimeter to submillimeter depth, nonpenetrative borings into the surface of cortical bone, much wider than deep; outer margin edge smoothly scalloped to gently undulose, width-to-depth ratio >25:1, commonly exceeds 100:1.

Synonymy list
2022     Gunnellichnus moghraensis new ichnospecies — Zonneveld et al. , pp. 315-316, fig. 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2
Selection of related publications
Zonneveld, J., AbdelGawad, M. K., Miller, E. R. 2022. Ectoparasite borings, mesoparasite borings, and scavenging traces in early Miocene turtle and tortoise shell: Moghra Formation, Wadi Moghra, Egypt. Journal of Paleontology 96, 2, 304-322. DOI:10.1017/jpa.2021.92
Klassificering
Organism groupBiota
Ichnofossil groupIchnofossils
Bioerosional trace fossils
GenusGunnellichnus
Speciesakolouthiste
moghraensis
References based on distribution