Piscichnus Feibel, 1987

JUNIOR SYNONYM(S): N/A

DESCRIPTION: A steep-sided, cylindrical or plug-like to shallow, circular, dish-shaped structure of moderate to large size, oriented concave upward, vertical to bedding, concave epirelief.

BEHAVIOR(S): Calichnia, nesting behavior of fish, or fodinichnia, ray feeding hollows excavated by hydraulic jetting

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: aquatic

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Fish, rays

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Upper Cretaceous-recent

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Emended by Gregory, 1991. Martinell et. al., 2001; and Belvedere et. al., 2011

REMARKS: Martinell et. al., 2001 reinterpret the trace fossils from Upper Cretaceous deposits of La Posa, Isona, Spain as Piscichnus and not dinosaur tracks.