Zoophycos

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Zoophycos traces. Note incorrect spelling used in diagram!
Zoophycos traces. Note incorrect spelling used in diagram!

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

  1. ^ Seilacher, A. (1967). "Bathymetry of trace fossils". Marine Geology 5 (5-6): 413-428. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5. 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.