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Paleodictyon
Taxonomy
Paleodictyon was named by Savi and Meneghini (1851). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Paleodictyon strozzi.
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
Species
P. strozzi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1851 | Paleodictyon Savi and Meneghini |
| 1975 | Paleodictyon Hantzschel |
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G. Paleodictyon Savi and Meneghini 1851
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†Paleodictyon strozzi Savi and Meneghini 1851
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Honeycomblike network regular hexagonal polygons; may be also 4- to 8-sided; reticulate pattern of considerably varying size (incomplete along margins) but diameter of meshes constant within individual net (from less than 1 mm to about 50 mm); walls of meshes 0.5 to 2 mm wide and occasionally consisting of small circular or oval “pimples” closely arranged in rows which may cross large areas up to about 1 sq m; polygons sometimes elongate due to current action. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available