Spirophyton

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Spirophyton is the name of an ichnogenus or trace fossil that several (but not all) authors consider to be a subjective synonym of Zoophycos . [1] [2]

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References

  1. Miller, Molly F. (1991). "Morphology and Paleoenvironmental Distribution of Paleozoic Spirophyton and Zoophycos: Implications for the Zoophycos Ichnofacies". PALAIOS. 6 (4): 410–425. doi:10.2307/3514966. ISSN   0883-1351.
  2. Harris, Christopher; Gess, Robert W. (30 September 2022). "INSIGHTS FROM A MONOSPECIFIC LINGULID BRACHIOPOD BED IN THE LATE DEVONIAN OF SOUTH AFRICA". PALAIOS. 37 (9): 471–485. doi:10.2110/palo.2021.046.