Chomatichnus, a new Ichnogenus, and other trace-fossils of Wegber quarry
✍ Scribed by Douglas Donaldson; Scott Simpson
- Book ID
- 102846245
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 826 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0072-1050
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✦ Synopsis
A group of alternating shale and limestone beds in the Dibunophyllwn Zone of the Carboniferous Limestone at a quarry near Carnforth, Lancashire, shows an interesting variety of well-preserved tracefossils. These include exceptionally large tracks of Helminthopsis type, burrows of a tubular character which give rise to the characteristic "Stick Bed" structures, "cauda-galli" markings and piles of worm castings. The new ichnogenus Chomatichnus is proposed for the last of these. PLATE 3 A "Weals", Helminthopsis-type tracks, base of Bed 2, Wegkr quarry. B Upper surface of Bed 6, Wegkr quarry. C Chomatichnw. Bed 6, Wegber quarry. D Chomatichnw wegberemis. EU 200. x 315.