Planolites

 ( Trace Fossils ) 

Planolites is an ichnogenus found throughout the Ediacaran and the Phanerozoic that is made during the feeding process of worm-like animals. The traces are generally small, , unlined, and rarely branched, with fill that differs from the host rock.

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Distribution Planolites fossils have been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, and the Americas (with most specimens found in North America).

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Ichnospecies Ichnospecies in Planolites include:

• P. annularis Walcott, 1890
• P. annularius Walcott, 1890
• P. ballandus Webby, 1970
• P. beverleyensis Billings, 1862
• P. incipiens (Billings, 1861)
• P. montanus Richter, 1937
• P. reticulatus Alpert, 1975
• P. serpens Webby, 1970
• P. striatus (Hall, 1852)
• P. terraenovae Fillion and Pickerill, 1990
• P. virgatus (Hall, 1847)

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See also

• List of Ediacaran genera

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