Nihilichnus Explained

Nihilichnus is an ichnogenus of trace fossil.^[1] It was first described from bite traces in 2006. The ichnogenus originally contained two ichnospecies, Nihilichnus nihilicus and Nihilichnus mortalis. The ichnogenera Brutalichnus and Machichnus were described in the same paper.^[2]

See also

• Ichnology

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?taxon_no=213909&action=checkTaxonInfo Nihilichnus at fossilworks.org
2. Mikuláš. Radek. Kadlecová. Eva. Fejfar. Oldřich. Dvořák. Zdeněk. 2006-09-01. Three New Ichnogenera of Biting and Gnawing Traces on Reptilian and Mammalian Bones: A Case Study from the Miocene of the Czech Republic. Ichnos. 13. 3. 113–127. 10.1080/10420940600850729. 2006Ichno..13..113M . 128644469. 1042-0940.