Cosmorhaphe Fuchs, 1895


DESCRIPTION: A trail of uniform diameter, smooth-walled, unbranched, first- and second- order meanders of extraordinary form on the bedding surface; meanders do not cross each other.

BEHAVIOR(S): Pascichnia (grazing)

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Marine shallow shelf to deep-water settings with turbidites

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Annelid worm, vermiform organism

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Cambrian-recent

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Uchman, 1998

REMARKS: Description from Uchman 1998. May be confused with Helminthopsis, Helminthoida, and Spirodesmos. Portions of the trace may appear similar to Palaeophycus or Planolites.

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