Planolites

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]

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.

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)

See also

• List of Ediacaran genera