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Scoyenia
Taxonomy
Scoyenia was named by White (1929). Its type is Scoyenia gracilis.
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
Species
S. gracilis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Scoyenia White |
| 1975 | Scoyenia 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 | Slender burrows with ropelike sculpture; 2 to 10 mm (max 20) in diameter; in half or full relief or flattened; linear and commonly curved, not branched, often crossing each other; parallel or vertical or oblique to bedding; sometimes showing slight “peristaltic” thickenings; outside covered by fine clustered wrinkles densly arranged; inner structure as on stuffed burrows with backfilling, visible if preserved in full relief. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Middle Santonian or 290.10000 to 83.50000 Ma
Collections (31 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artinskian - Kungurian | USA (Arizona) | S. gracilis (11150) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) | S. sp. (206767) | |
| Anisian | Poland (Swietoryzskie) | S. sp. (175801) | |
| Anisian | Canada (Nova Scotia) | S. sp. (227834) | |
| Carnian | Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) | S. gracilis (205518) | |
| Carnian | USA (North Carolina) | S. sp. (24499 55526) | |
| Carnian | USA (Virginia) | S. sp. (227825) | |
| Carnian - Norian | USA (North Carolina) | S. sp. (89149) | |
| Norian | USA (Pennsylvania) | S. sp. (55413 55414) | |
| Norian | USA (Colorado) | S. gracilis (84185) | |
| Norian | USA (New Jersey) | S. sp. (55412 55418 227830) | |
| Norian | USA (New Mexico) | S. sp. (46560 84021) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | USA (Utah) | S. sp. (193043) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | USA (Colorado) | S. sp. (179080) | |
| Hettangian | USA (Utah) | S. sp. (56131 121305) | |
| Early/Lower Hettangian | Poland (Swietokrzyskie) | S. sp. (84260) | |
| Barremian - Albian | China (Sichuan) | S. gracilis (220058 220063) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) | S. sp. (38654) | |
| Turonian | Egypt (Aswan) | S. sp. (138678 138679) | |
| Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian | Argentina (Mendoza) | S. sp. (73487) | |
| Middle Santonian | China (Henan) | S. sp. (97943) | |
| Campanian | Bolivia (Chuquisaca) | S. sp. (219421) | |
| Campanian - Maastrichtian | China (Anhui) | S. sp. (60502) |