Tektonargus Explained

Tektonargus is a trace fossil ichnotaxon genus of insect, from the Late Jurassic period.

It was discovered in a section of the Morrison Formation, located in Colorado, western North America.The name Tektonargus comes from the Greek word tēkton meaning artisan/craftsman and the Greek word argus referring to the mythological giant Argus Panoptes, who was all-seeing.It appears to have been created by a caddisfly.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Hasiotis, Stephen T. . Continental Trace Fossils . 2002 . SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) . 978-1-56576-092-9 . 85 . en.
2. Book: Rasnitsyn, A. P. . History of Insects . Quicke . Donald L. . 2006-05-05 . Springer Science & Business Media . 978-0-306-47577-1 . 312-313 . en.