Palliedaphichnium gondwanicum new ichnogenus new ichnospecies, a millipede trace fossil from paleosols of the upper Permian Gondwana sequence of India

The new invertebrate trace fossil from paleosols of the Bijori Formation, Palliedaphichnium gondwanicum new ichnogenus new ichnospecies, which belongs to an upper Permian Gondwana sequence of India, makes a significant contribution to the meager records of invertebrate trace fossils from Permian and...

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Published in:Journal of paleontology 2021-09, Vol.95 (5), p.906-912
Main Authors: Agnihotri, Deepa, Genise, Jorge F., Saxena, Anju, Srivastava, A.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthropoda
Asia
Bijori Formation
Burrowing organisms
Burrows
Cenozoic
Chambers
Clay
Diplopoda
Fossils
Gondwana
Gondwana System
ichnofossils
India
Indian Peninsula
Insects
invertebrate
Invertebrates
Leaf litter
lithostratigraphy
Madhya Pradesh India
Mandibulata
Mesozoic
morphology
Museums
Myriapoda
new taxa
Paleontology
Paleosols
Paleozoic
Pallichnidae
Palliedaphichnium gondwanicum
Pellets
Permian
REGULAR ARTICLES
Sequencing
Soils
Tamia India
taxonomy
Trace fossils
Tunnels
Upper Permian
Zoobenthos
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Summary:The new invertebrate trace fossil from paleosols of the Bijori Formation, Palliedaphichnium gondwanicum new ichnogenus new ichnospecies, which belongs to an upper Permian Gondwana sequence of India, makes a significant contribution to the meager records of invertebrate trace fossils from Permian and Indian paleosols. This trace fossil attributed to Diplopoda and composed of tunnels and chambers filled with pellets is also an important addition to the scarce record of Permian millipedes. The abundance of plant remains in the same paleosol indicates that these millipedes probably fed on leaf litter as other fossil and extant representatives. Chambers and abundant pellets in burrows indicate adverse conditions on the surface, at least seasonally. This finding contributes to the emerging scenario of invertebrate ichnofaunas from paleosols and points to a successive dominance of millipedes during the Paleozoic, crayfishes and earthworms in the Mesozoic, and insects in the Cenozoic. UUID: http://zoobank.org/4378c739-9bd1-4382-b084-e2176045e209
ISSN:0022-3360
1937-2337
DOI:10.1017/jpa.2021.38