Burrow fossil
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Burrow fossils are the remains of
rock record. Because burrow fossils represent the preserved byproducts of behavior rather than physical remains, they are considered a kind of trace fossil. One common kind of burrow fossil is known as Skolithos, and the similar Trypanites, Ophiomorpha and Diplocraterion
.
Vertebrate burrows
Fish burrows
Fossil Lungfish burrows are preserved in the Rocky Point Member of the Chinle Formation in Canyonlands National Park.[1]
Invertebrate burrows
Examples are Arenicolites franconicus.
See also
Trace fossil - a fossil record of biological activity but not the preserved remains of the plant or animal itself.
Footnotes
- ^ Hunt, Santucci, and Kenworthy (2010); "Canyonlands National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Chinle Formation)", page 64.
References
- Hunt, ReBecca K., Vincent L. Santucci and Jason Kenworthy. 2006. "A preliminary inventory of fossil fish from National Park Service units." in S.G. Lucas, J.A. Spielmann, P.M. Hester, J.P. Kenworthy, and V.L. Santucci (ed.s), Fossils from Federal Lands. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34, pp. 63–69.