Lithographus Temporal range:
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Trace fossil classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Subclass: | Pterygota |
Ichnogenus: |
Lithographus Hitchcock 1858 |
Ichnospecies | |
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Lithographus (‘rock writing’ [2]) is a Carboniferous [3] to Cretaceous [1] trace fossil that has been found in North America, South America, Europe, and east Asia. [1]
The ichnogenus is characterized by alternating groups of three tracks arranged in an arrow shape. These are interpreted as tracks of cockroaches, beetles, or similar insects. [2] [1] The tracks are likely produced on relatively dry surfaces where the insect's legs do not drag; on wetter sediments, a more continuous trackway is created that is sometimes assigned to Grammepus. [4]
Lithographus Temporal range:
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Trace fossil classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Subclass: | Pterygota |
Ichnogenus: |
Lithographus Hitchcock 1858 |
Ichnospecies | |
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Lithographus (‘rock writing’ [2]) is a Carboniferous [3] to Cretaceous [1] trace fossil that has been found in North America, South America, Europe, and east Asia. [1]
The ichnogenus is characterized by alternating groups of three tracks arranged in an arrow shape. These are interpreted as tracks of cockroaches, beetles, or similar insects. [2] [1] The tracks are likely produced on relatively dry surfaces where the insect's legs do not drag; on wetter sediments, a more continuous trackway is created that is sometimes assigned to Grammepus. [4]