Teisseirei

Teisseirei; Temporal range: Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Trace fossil classification
Ichnofamily:	Coprinisphaeridae
Ichnogenus:	†Teisseirei; Roselli, 1939

Teisseirei is a Cretaceous trace fossil representing the pupation chamber of a sphinx moth. It has been found in Argentina and Uruguay (Asencio Formation). Later they were also found in the Early Oligocene Santiago Yolomécatl site.

Francisco Lucas Roselli described in 1939 the ichnogenus Teisseirei and its unique ichnospecies, Teisseirei barattinia. It was named for Auguste Teisseire, a French amateur palaeontologist, and for Luis Barattini, the Director of the National Oceanographic Museum of Uruguay at that time.

References

↑ Novo Buess, Anaclara (2020). "Trabajo final de licenciatura en geología: "Mapa geológico de la región al sur de la ciudad de Mercedes y caracterización litológica de la formación Asencio"" (PDF). UdelaR, Facultad de Ciencias (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2025.
1 2 Genise, Jorge F.; Farina, Juan L.; Verde, Mariano (2013). "Teisseirei barattinia Roselli: the first sphinx moth trace fossil from palaeosols, and its distinct type of wall". Lethaia. 46 (4): 480–489. doi:10.1111/let.12025. hdl:11336/1364. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
↑ Hernández Ramos, Balbina (2019). "Descripción de conjuntos de icnofósiles de insectos del Oligoceno temprano de México atribuibles a la icnofacies Celliforma". Biblioteca Virtual de la Universidad del Mar (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2025.

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[colibri-1] Novo Buess, Anaclara (2020). "Trabajo final de licenciatura en geología: "Mapa geológico de la región al sur de la ciudad de Mercedes y caracterización litológica de la formación Asencio"" (PDF). UdelaR, Facultad de Ciencias (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2025.

[lethaia-2] 1 2 Genise, Jorge F.; Farina, Juan L.; Verde, Mariano (2013). "Teisseirei barattinia Roselli: the first sphinx moth trace fossil from palaeosols, and its distinct type of wall". Lethaia. 46 (4): 480–489. doi:10.1111/let.12025. hdl:11336/1364. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

[Yolomécatl-3] Hernández Ramos, Balbina (2019). "Descripción de conjuntos de icnofósiles de insectos del Oligoceno temprano de México atribuibles a la icnofacies Celliforma". Biblioteca Virtual de la Universidad del Mar (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2025.