Octopodichnus Explained

Octopodichnus (‘eight-footed trace’) is a Permian to Jurassic trace fossil that has been found in the western United States.[1] [2]

The ichnogenus is characterized by alternating groups of four tracks. These are interpreted as tracks of spiders or scorpions.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lucas . Spencer G. . Traces of a Permian seacoast : Prehistoric Trackways National Monument . 2011 . New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science . Albuquerque, N.M. . 9780615471709 . 22.
  2. Lockley . M. G. . Tedrow . A. R. . Chamberlain . K. C. . Minter . N. J. . Lim . J. . 2011 . Footprints and invertebrate traces from a new site in the Nugget Sandstone (Lower Jurassic) of Idaho: implications for life in the northern reaches of the great Navajo-Nuggest erg system in the western USA, Fossil Record 3 . New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin . 53 . 344–356 . 14 April 2022.

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