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The youngest occurrence of the ichnogenus Didymaulichnus from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) Cardium Formation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2016

Shawna M. Vossler ,
James P. A. Magwood  and
S. George Pemberton
Shawna M. Vossler
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2E3
James P. A. Magwood
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2E3
S. George Pemberton
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2E3
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The ichnogenus Didymaulichnus has previously been reported in rocks of upper Precambrian-Carboniferous age (Häntzschel, 1975; Pickerill et al., 1984). Didymaulichnus has been postulated by different authors to be an epistratal grazing trace of trace makers ranging from molluscs and other soft-bodied animals to arthropods (Young, 1972; Häntzschel, 1975; Bradshaw, 1981; Hakes, 1985). If this is the case, it is reasonable to assume Didymaulichnus occurs in sediments and sedimentary rocks that are as young as the modern. In an examination of the Cardium Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Turonian) this ichnogenus occurred with relative abundance.

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , May 1989 , pp. 384 - 386
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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