Nihilichnus
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Trace fossil classification 
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| Ichnofamily: | †Machichnidae |
| Ichnogenus: | †Nihilichnus Mikuláš et al., 2006 |
| Type ichnospecies | |
| Nihilichnus nihilicus Mikuláš et al., 2006
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| Ichnospecies[1] | |
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Nihilichnus is an ichnogenus of trace fossil.[2] It was first described from bite traces in 2006. The ichnogenus originally contained two ichnospecies, Nihilichnus nihilicus and Nihilichnus mortalis. The ichnogenera Brutalichnus and Machichnus were described in the same paper.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Wisshak, M.; Knaust, D.; Bertling, M. (2019). "Bioerosion ichnotaxa: review and annotated list". Facies. 65 (2): 24. doi:10.1007/s10347-019-0561-8.
- ^ Nihilichnus at fossilworks.org
- ^ Mikuláš, Radek; Kadlecová, Eva; Fejfar, Oldřich; Dvořák, Zdeněk (2006-09-01). "Three New Ichnogenera of Biting and Gnawing Traces on Reptilian and Mammalian Bones: A Case Study from the Miocene of the Czech Republic". Ichnos. 13 (3): 113–127. Bibcode:2006Ichno..13..113M. doi:10.1080/10420940600850729. ISSN 1042-0940. S2CID 128644469.
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