Aulichnites Fenton and Fenton, 1937

DESCRIPTION: Preserved in convex epirelief with a bilobate upper surface. May be a unilobate, convex-downward lower surface, in which case lateral margins of both surfaces intersect. Upper surface may have transverse, concave-convex striations. Lobes are separated by a median furrow (after Hammersburg, Hasiotis, & Robison, 2018).

BEHAVIOR(S): Locomotion and grazing.

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Shallow (delta fronts, lower shoreface, lower tidal flats) to deep marine (flysch), brackish water, and fluvial continental environments (Fenton & Fenton, 1937b; Pollard, 1988; Martino, 1989; Fillion & Pickerill, 1990; MacEacheren & Pemberton, 1992; MacNaughton & Pickerill, 1995; Yiming, 1999).

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Gastropods.

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Ediacaran to recent (Häntzschel, 1975; Hill, 1981; Hammersburg, Hasiotis, & Robison, 2018).

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Fillion and Pickerill, 1990.