Zoophycos
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Zoophycos is an ichnogenus thought to be produced by feeding worms.
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[edit] Occurrence
Zoophycos is found in deep marine muds and sands, often between turbidite beds. It is known from both the fossil record and deep sea sediment cores.[1]
The ichnospecies gives its name to a deep water ichnofacies.
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[edit] References
- ^ Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology 5 (5-6): 413-428. doi:. ISSN 0025-3227.
[edit] External links
Harper, John. Zoophycus (Web - photo and description). Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.

