Publikationsdatum:
2012-10-25
Beschreibung:
The encrusting microorganism Lithocodium (type species: Lithocodium aggregatum Elliott), widespread in Late Triassic–Middle Cretaceous shallow-marine carbonates of the Tethys realm, was interpreted in the past as a codiacean green alga, a lituolid foraminifer, calcimicrobial colonies, ulotrichalean green algae, or chambers of boring sponges. A re-study of the type material of L. aggregatum (in the sense of Elliott), stored in the British Museum (Natural History), revealed that this “species” has to be regarded as a calcimicrobial crust, infested by boring sponges (ichnotaxon Entobia ). Content Type Journal Article Category Original Article Pages 1-9 DOI 10.1007/s10347-012-0336-y Authors Antonietta Cherchi, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università di Cagliari, Via Trentino, 51, 09127 Cagliari, Italy Rolf Schroeder, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Senckenberg Anlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt a. M., Germany Journal Facies Online ISSN 1612-4820 Print ISSN 0172-9179
Print ISSN:
0172-9179
Digitale ISSN:
1612-4820
Thema:
Geographie
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Geologie und Paläontologie
