Ichnotaxon

Ichnotaxon

An ichnotaxon (plural ichnotaxa) is defined by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature as "a taxon based on the fossilized work of an organism". Ichnotaxa are names used to identify and distinguish morphologically distinctive trace fossils. They are assigned genus and species ranks by ichnologists, much like organisms in Linnaean taxonomy. These are known as ichnogenera and ichnospecies, respectively ("see also" Trace fossil classification).

Ichnotaxa include trace fossils such as burrows, borings and etchings, tracks and trackways, coprolites, gastroliths, regurgitaliths, nests, leaf mines, and bite and gnaw structures, as well as secretions modified by organismal activity, such as cocoons, pupal cases, spider webs, embedment structures and plant galls.

External links

* [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/iczn/BZNMarch2004comments.htm Comments on the draft proposal to amend the Code with respect to trace fossils]


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