Spirophycus Hantzschel 1962


DESCRIPTION: Transversely folded or cylindrical bulges, curved or bent spirally at the ends, 1-2 cm thick. A knobbly external texture is a main feature of S. caprinus which can make it seem similar to Nereites. Trails are commonly filled with fecal material.

BEHAVIOR(S): Pascichnia (grazing)

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Marine turbidite and flysch deposits

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Polychaetes, holothuroids, and small crabs

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Aptian (Upper Cretaceous) to Upper Eocene

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Ekdale and Mason, 1988; Uchman, 1998

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