The insect trace fossil Tonganoxichnus from the middle Pennsylvanian of Indiana: Paleobiologic and paleoenvironmental implications
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Abstract
The ichnogenus Tonganoxichnus, produced by one or more monuran insect taxa, is now recorded from the Middle Pennsylvanian Mansfield Formation of Indiana. Tonganoxichnus is a resting trace that has three important implications. First, it represents a recurrent behavioral pattern in Upper Carboniferous to Lower Permian marginal marine environments of North America. Second, it provides finely resolved anatomical information for axial and appendicular body structures and behaviors that are difficult to determine from body‐fossil material alone. Third, integrated sedimentologic and ichnologic observations indicate that the Tonganoxichnus assemblage, inclusive of other ichnotaxa, is common in tidal rhythmites that were developed under freshwater conditions, probably in the innermost part of estuarine systems, close to or at the fluvioestuarine transition.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The insect trace fossil Tonganoxichnus from the middle Pennsylvanian of Indiana: Paleobiologic and paleoenvironmental implications |
| Series title | Ichnos: An International Journal for Plant and Animal Traces |
| DOI | 10.1080/10420940109380184 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Description | 11 p. |
| First page | 165 |
| Last page | 175 |
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