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Podichnus

Taxonomy
Podichnus was named by Bromley and Surlyk (1973).

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Podichnus Bromley and Surlyk
1975Podichnus Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusPodichnusBromley and Surlyk 1973

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. †Podichnus Bromley and Surlyk 1973
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975More or less compact groups of pits or cylindrical holes in hard, calcareous substrates; pits at center of group more or less perpendicular to surface, more peripheral pits typically deeper and larger, entering substrate obliquely, centrifugally; size of pits up to ca. 200 mμ.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Middle Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) P. sp. (31435)