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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
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

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