Arenicolites Explained

Arenicolites is a U-shaped ichnotaxon (trace fossil)[1] dating from Ediacaran times onwards in South Australia. The trace shown by this fossil, is a pair of closely spaced circles on a bedding plane. In vertical section the traces are U- or J-shaped. They appear to be burrows made by a kind of worm.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Gevers, T.W. . Frakes, L.A.. Edwards, L.N.. Marzolf, J.E. . 1971 . Trace Fossils in the Lower Beacon Sediments (Devonian), Darwin Mountains, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica . Journal of Paleontology . 45 . 1 . 81–94. 1302754.
  2. Oji. Tatsuo. Dornbos. Stephen Q.. Yada. Keigo. Hasegawa. Hitoshi. Gonchigdorj. Sersmaa. Mochizuki. Takafumi. Takayanagi. Hideko. Iryu. Yasufumi. Penetrative trace fossils from the late Ediacaran of Mongolia: early onset of the agronomic revolution. Royal Society Open Science. 28 February 2018. 5. 2. 172250. 10.1098/rsos.172250. 5830798. 29515908. 2018RSOS....572250O.

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