Linkichnus Terebrans New Ichnogenus et Ichnospecies, an Insect Boring from the Late Triassic of the Germanic Basin, Southern Germany

Abstract

The proposed new ichnotaxon Linckichnus terebrans n. ig. et isp., is a small test-tube shaped boring produced by insects in a sphenophyte stem and occurs in Upper Triassic (Keuper) terrestrial deposits.

Keywords:

• New ichnogenus
• new ichnospecies
• insect boring
• Upper Triassic
• Germanic Basin
• terrestrial trace fossils

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Many thanks are due to Conrad C. Labandeira for helpful comments on Linckichnus. Special thanks to Gerd Geyer for fruitful discussions. M. Gabriela Mangáno and an anonymous reviewer are gratefully acknowledged for their constructive criticism.