Kansas Geological Survey, Current Research in Earth Sciences, Bulletin 241,
part 1
Allostratigraphic and Sedimentologic Applications of Trace Fossils to the Study of Incised Estuarine Valleys--Table 2
Table 2. Ethologic classification, inferred producer, and relative abundance of Buildex Quarry ichnotaxa. Forms left in open nomenclature are not included. Very rare = 1 specimen; rare = 2 to 10 specimens; common = 11 to 20; abundant = more than 20 specimens.
Ichnotaxa | Ethology | Inferred Producer | Abundance |
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Circulichnis montanus | Fodinichnia | Annelid | Very rare |
Dendroidichnites irregulare | Repichnia | Arthropod | Rare |
Diplichnites gouldi A | Repichnia | Myriapod | Abundant |
Diplichnites gouldi B | Repichnia | Myriapod | Abundant |
Diplopodichnus biformis | Repichnia | Myriapod | Abundant |
Gordia indianaensis | Pascichnia | Arthropod-Nematomorph | Abundant |
Helminthoidichnites tenuis | Pascichnia | Arthropod-Annelid | Common |
Helminthopsis hieroglyphica | Pascichnia | Arthropod-Nematode | Abundant |
Kouphichnium isp. | Repichnia | Limulid | Rare |
Mirandaichnium famatinense | Repichnia | Myriapod | Very rare |
Stiallia pilosa | Fodinichnia / Repichnia | Apterygote insect? | Common |
Stiaria intermedia | Repichnia | Apterygote insect | Rare |
Tonganoxichnus buildexensis | Cubichnia | Monuran insect | Abundant |
Tonganoxichnus ottawensis | Fodinichnia | Monuran insect | Rare |
Treptichnus bifurcus | Fodinichnia | Arthropod-Annelid | Common |
Treptichnus pollardi | Fodinichnia | Arthropod-Annelid | Rare |
Undichna britannica | Repichnia | Fish | Common |
Undichnia simplicitas | Repichnia | Fish | Rare |
Irregular networks | Fodinichnia | Arthropod-Annelid | Abundant |
Kansas Geological Survey
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