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Mycelites
Taxonomy
Mycelites was named by Roux (1887). It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1887 | Mycelites Roux |
| 1975 | Mycelites Hantzschel |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Hantzschel 1975 | General ecologic name for various irregularly branching tunnels about 2 to 6 microns wide in hard parts (shells, bones, teeth, scales) of invertebrates and vertebrates. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Miocene | Jamaica | M. ossifragus (69729) |