Dictyodora from the Silurian of Peeblesshire, Scotland

Volume / Part: 23 / 3
Publication Date: August 1980
Page(s): 501 - 513
Authored By: M. J. Benton and N. H. Trewin

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The meandering trace fossil Dictyodora Weiss, 1884 occurs in deep water greywacke/shale sequences in the Gala Group (lower Silurian) of Thornylee and Grieston Quarries, Galashiels. Two species are recognized; D. scotica (M'Coy, 1851) and D. tenuis (M'Coy, 1851); the former is distinguished by a more regular meandering form. These traces were originally named Crossopodia scotica and Myrianites tenuis. It is suggested that C. scotica be rejected as the type species of Crossopodia.

Palaeontology - Volume 23 Part 3 Pages 501-513

Palaeontology - Volume 23 Part 3 Pages 501-513

Citations

BENTON, M. J., TREWIN, N. H. 1980. Dictyodora from the Silurian of Peeblesshire, Scotland. Palaeontology, 23, 3, 501–513.