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Brownichnus favosites

Celliformidae

Taxonomy
Celliforma favosites was named by Brown (1941). It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is 0.5 miles northwest of Gunlock, which is in a Coniacian terrestrial sandstone in the Iron Springs Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Brownichnus.

It was recombined as Brownichnus favosites by Genise (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Celliforma favosites Brown p. 54 figs. Pl 1, fig 1
1990Celliforma favosites Wentzel p. 21 fig. 1
2000Brownichnus favosites Genise p. 279

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RankNameAuthor
—Ichnofossils
familyCelliformidae
RankNameAuthor
genusBrownichnus
speciesfavosites()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Brownichnus favosites Brown 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (Utah) Celliforma favosites (type locality: 127633)