Planolites

Planolites
Temporal range: Ediacaran–Bartonian
Planolites sp. fossil at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen
Trace fossil classification Edit this classification
Ichnogenus: Planolites
Nicholson, 1873
Ichnospecies

See text.

Planolites is an ichnogenus found throughout the Ediacaran and the Phanerozoic that is made during the feeding process of worm-like animals. The traces are generally small, 1–5 mm (0.039–0.197 in), unlined, and rarely branched, with fill that differs from the host rock.

Distribution

Planolites fossils have been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, and the Americas (with most specimens found in North America).

Ichnospecies

Ichnospecies in Planolites include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Planolites". KU Ichnology. IBGS Research Group.
  2. 1 2 "PBDB". paleobiodb.org.
  3. 1 2 "Planolites Nicholson, 1873". www.gbif.org.