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Taenidium

Taxonomy
Taenidium was named by Heer (1877). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Taenidium serpentinum.

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Species
T. serpentinum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Taenidium Heer
1975Taenidium Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
—Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusTaenidiumHeer 1877

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.

G. †Taenidium Heer 1877
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†Taenidium serpentinum Heer 1877
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Cylindrical burrows with distinct stuffed structure, mostly branched, typical Taenidium (T. fischeri, Heer) unbellated, rootlike system of burrows radiating downward; burrows with transverse segmentation reminiscent of “Orthoceras”; segmentation may also be observed on outside as annular constrictions; similar to Keckia Glocker and (partim) Muensteria Von Sternberg but commonly smaller.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Aegean to the top of the Bartonian or 247.20000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Moselle) T. sp. (206492)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) T. sp. (176124)
Barremian - Albian129.4 - 100.5China (Sichuan) T. sp. (217078)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Argentina (Mendoza) T. sp. (86486 86487)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (Montana) T. barretti (229846)
Coniacian - Maastrichtian89.8 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) T. sp. (99828)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5Argentina (Mendoza) T. sp. (73487 204920)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) T. sp. (204759)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Jujuy) T. barretti (219396)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Argentina (Salta) T. sp. (219387)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Navarre) T. crassum (179724)