Augerinoichnus (‘Augerino trace’[2]) is a Permian trace fossil that has been found in New Mexico, US.[1]
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| Ichnogenus: | †Augerinoichnus Miner et al. 2008 |
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The trace fossil is a corkscrew-shaped burrow that, when partially eroded out at the surface, has the appearance of a set of horseshoe-shaped imprints. It takes its name from the augerino, a troublesome wormlike creature in New Mexico farming folklore that burrows into and drains irrigation ditches.[2] The ichnogenus is unusual in being found in a tidal flat environment; most fossil burrows are characteristic of deeper water.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Minter, Nicholas J.; Lucas, Spencer G.; Lerner, Allan J.; Braddy, Simon J. (November 2008). "Augerinoichnus Helicoidalis , a new helical trace fossil from the nonmarine Permian of New Mexico". Journal of Paleontology. 82 (6): 1201–1206. Bibcode:2008JPal...82.1201M. doi:10.1666/07-129.1. S2CID 129174848.
- ^ a b Lucas, Spencer G. (2011). Traces of a Permian seacoast : Prehistoric Trackways National Monument. Albuquerque, N.M.: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. p. 22. ISBN 9780615471709.
- ^ Ortega Hernandez, Javier (March 2009). "Misplaced trace fossils in unlikely environments". Geology Today. 25 (2): 71–74. Bibcode:2009GeolT..25...71H. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2451.2009.00710.x. S2CID 129895417.
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