Eatonichnus Bown et al., 1998

DESCRIPTION: Fusiform to ovate structures composed of highly ornamented, compressed whorls that spiral around a central cavity.

BEHAVIOR(S): Likely calichnia, reproduction

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Various continental environments. Indicate a moderately moist soil in the vadose (unsaturated) zone.

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Likely beetle larvae

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Paleogene to recent

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Genise et al., 2000; Hasiotis, 2006; Hasiotis et al. unpublished data