| Micrichnus | |
|---|---|
Trace fossil classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | Xiphosura |
| Genus: | †Micrichnus Abel, 1926 |
Micrichnus is a trace fossil ichnogenus of arthropods.[1][2] It was once thought to be a trace fossil made by a vertebrate.
References[edit]
- ^ Shibata, Masateru; Varricchio, David J. (2020-05-15). "Horseshoe crab trace fossils from the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of Montana, USA, and a brief review of the xiphosurid ichnological record". Journal of Paleontology. 94 (5). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 887–905. Bibcode:2020JPal...94..887S. doi:10.1017/jpa.2020.16. ISSN 0022-3360.
- ^ King, Olivia A.; Stimson, Matthew R.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2019-02-04). "The IchnogenusKouphichniumand Related Xiphosuran Traces from the Steven C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site (Union Chapel Mine), Alabama, USA: Ichnotaxonomic and Paleoenvironmental Implications". Ichnos. 26 (4). Informa UK Limited: 266–302. Bibcode:2019Ichno..26..266K. doi:10.1080/10420940.2018.1561447. ISSN 1042-0940.
Glut, Donald F. (2003). "Appendix: Dinosaur Tracks and Eggs". Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia. 3rd Supplement. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 613–652. ISBN 0-7864-1166-X.