Planolites

Planolites; Temporal range: Ediacaran–Bartonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Planolites sp. fossil at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen
Trace fossil classification
Ichnogenus:	Planolites; Nicholson, 1873
Ichnospecies
	See text.

Planolites is an ichnogenus found throughout the Ediacaran and the Phanerozoic that is made during the feeding process of worm-like animals. The traces are generally small, 1–5 mm (0.039–0.197 in), unlined, and rarely branched, with fill that differs from the host rock.^[1]

Distribution

Planolites fossils have been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, and the Americas (with most specimens found in North America).^[2]^[3]

Ichnospecies

Ichnospecies in Planolites include:^[2]^[3]

P. annularis Walcott, 1890
P. annularius Walcott, 1890
P. ballandus Webby, 1970
P. beverleyensis Billings, 1862
P. incipiens (Billings, 1861)
P. montanus Richter, 1937
P. reticulatus Alpert, 1975
P. serpens Webby, 1970
P. striatus (Hall, 1852)
P. terraenovae Fillion and Pickerill, 1990
P. virgatus (Hall, 1847)

References

^ "Planolites". KU Ichnology. IBGS Research Group.
^ ^a ^b "PBDB". paleobiodb.org.
^ ^a ^b "Planolites Nicholson, 1873". www.gbif.org.

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[1] "Planolites". KU Ichnology. IBGS Research Group.

[PBDB-2] "PBDB". paleobiodb.org.

[GBIF-3] "Planolites Nicholson, 1873". www.gbif.org.

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Planolites Temporal range: Ediacaran–Bartonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Planolites sp. fossil at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen
Trace fossil classification
Ichnogenus:	Planolites Nicholson, 1873
Ichnospecies
See text.