Paleobuprestis
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Trace fossil classification 
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| Ichnofamily: | †Trypanitidae |
| Ichnogenus: | †Paleobuprestis Walker, 1938 |
| Type ichnospecies | |
| Paleobuprestis maxima Walker, 1938
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| Ichnospecies[1] | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Archeobuprestis Bellamy, 2006 | |
Paleobuprestis is an ichnogenus of bioerosion trace fossils that are thought to have been produced by the larvae of beetles in the family Buprestidae (the jewel beetles). It was first described by American paleontologist and park naturalist Myrl V. Walker in 1938, based on channels found just under the bark of petrified logs from the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. He described two different species of these markings: Paleobuprestis maxima for channels with a diameter of about 10 mm, and Paleobuprestis minima for those with a diameter of only 2 mm.[3] In 2006, the ichnogenus was renamed to Archeobuprestis by Charles L. Bellamy, who considered the name Paleobuprestis to be an unavailable name under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature because it lacked a type species designation in its original description.[2][4]
Wisshak, Knaust and Bertling (2019) classify the ichnogenus Paleobuprestis as a member of the ichnofamily Trypanitidae, which also includes the common trace fossil Trypanites.[1]
References
- ^ a b Wisshak, M.; Knaust, D.; Bertling, M. (2019). "Bioerosion ichnotaxa: review and annotated list". Facies. 65 (2): 24. doi:10.1007/s10347-019-0561-8.
- ^ a b Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Fossil Buprestidae". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Walker, M.V. (1938). "Evidence of Triassic insects in the Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 85 (3033): 137–141. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.85-3033.137.
- ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2006). "Nomenclatural notes and corrections in Buprestidae (Coleoptera)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 81 (3): 145–158. (Abstract via ResearchGate)
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