The first report of terrestrial Petroxestes from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation, western Liaoning, China

The first report of terrestrial Petroxestes from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation, western Liaoning, China

Abstract Abundant aggregated, elongate, shallow borings have been discovered from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation in western Liaoning, China. By contrast with several similarly-shaped trace fossils, such as Asthenopodichnium, Teredolites, Rogerella, Cubiculum and Petroxestes, their appearance,...

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Main Authors: Jiang Xu, En-Pu Gong, Tie-Hui Wang, Xiao-Hong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Palaeogeography
Subjects:
Trace fossils
Jehol biota
Carbonate rocks
Terrestrial Petroxestes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42501-018-0006-2

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