Zoophycos

Zoophycos

"Zoophycos" is an ichnogenus thought to be produced by feeding worms.

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"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.cite journal
author = Seilacher, A.
year = 1967
title = Bathymetry of trace fossils
journal = Marine Geology
volume = 5
issue = 5-6
doi = 10.1016/0025-3227(67)90051-5
pages = 413-428
issn = 0025-3227
]

The ichnospecies gives its name to a deep water ichnofacies.

ee also

*Bioturbation

References

External links

cite web
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title = Trace Fossils from North America
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publisher = The Paleontology Portal
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doi =
accessdate = 2008-08-19


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