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Gyrochorte
Taxonomy
Gyrochorte was named by Heer (1865). Its type is Gyrochorte vermicularis.
It was replaced with Gyrochorda by Schimper (1879).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
It was replaced with Gyrochorda by Schimper (1879).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
Species
G. vermicularis (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1865 | Gyrochorte Heer |
| 1879 | Gyrochorda Schimper |
| 1975 | Gyrochorte Hantzschel |
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G. †Gyrochorte Heer 1865
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†Gyrochorte vermicularis Heer 1865
Invalid names: Gyrochorda Schimper 1879 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Trace up to 5 (rarely 10) mm wide; in epirelief preserved as plaited ridges with biserially arranged, obliquely aligned pads of sediment; in hyporelief preserved as smooth biserial grooves separated by median ridge; course strongly winding and direction changing sharply; trace may intersect itself or other traces; ridges and their grooves may be separated by vertical distance of 1 cm; usually preserved in clastic sediments. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available