Eatonichnus

Taxonavigation

Ichnofamilia: †Coprinisphaeridae
Ichnogenus: †Eatonichnus
Ichnopecies: †E. claronensis – †E. utahensis

Name

Eatonichnus Bown et al., 1997

Type ichnospecies: Xenohelix? utahensis Guilliland & LaRocque, 1952, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Bown, T.M., Hasiotis, S.T., Genise, J.F., Maldonado, F. & Brouwers, E.M. 1997. Trace fossils of Hymenoptera and other insects, and paleoenvironments of the Claron Formation (Paleocene and Eocene), Southwestern Utah. In: Maldonado, F. & Nealey, L.D. (eds.) Geologic studies in the Basin and Range-Colorado Plateau transition in southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona, 1995. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2153: 42–58. DOI: 10.3133/b2153 . [Full issue] Reference page. 

Additional references

• Genise, J.F. 2004. Ichnotaxonomy and ichnostratigraphy of chambered trace fossils in paleosols attributed to coleopterans, ants and termites. In: McIlroy, D. (ed.) The application of ichnology to palaeoenvironmental and stratigraphic analysis. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 228: 419–453. DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.228.01.19 . Reference page. 
• Genise, J.F. 2016. The Keys I: Celliformidae and Coprinisphaeridae. Pp. 71–105. In: Ichnoentomology: Insect Traces in Soils and Paleosols. Topics in Geobiology 37. Springer. XXVIII 695 pp. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28210-7_5 . Reference page. 
• Genise, J.F. 2016. Trace Fossils of Dung Beetles. Pp. 173–192. In: Ichnoentomology: Insect Traces in Soils and Paleosols. Topics in Geobiology 37. Springer. XXVIII 695 pp. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28210-7_8 . Reference page.