Ophiomorpha isp.
Description: Ophiomorpha is a branching burrow with either
horizontal, oblique, or vertical box-like networks; the burrow exterior
is characterized by a knobby texture formed by a pelletal lining, but
in some cases only an internal mold of the burrow is evident. Ophiomorpha
is interpreted as a combined dwelling and feeding burrow made by a shrimp-like
animal; modern callianassid shrimp show the same burrow geometry and pelletal
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- Age: Cretaceous
- Formation: Blackhawk
- Location: Utah, USA
- Collector:
- Photographer: A. J. Martin
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- Age: Cretaceous
- Formation: Robbedale
- Location: Bornholm, Denmark
- Collector:
- Photographer: A. J. Martin
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- Age: Pleistocene
- Formation: Reid's Bluff
- Location: Florida, USA
- Collector:
- Photographer: A. J. Martin
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- Age: Cretaceous
- Formation: Blackhawk
- Location: Utah, USA
- Collector: A. A. Ekdale
- Photographer: A. J. Martin
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- Age: Cretaceous
- Formation: Blackhawk
- Location: Utah, USA
- Collector:
- Photographer: A. J. Martin
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- Age: Cretaceous
- Formation: Blackhawk
- Location: Utah, USA
- Collector:
- Photographer: A. J. Martin
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- Age: Pleistocene
- Formation: Grotto Beach
- Location: San Salvador, Bahamas
- Collector:
- Photographer: A. J. Martin
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- Age: Pleistocene
- Formation: Grotto Beach
- Location: San Salvador, Bahamas
- Collector:
- Photographer: A. J. Martin
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- Age: Pleistocene
- Formation: Grotto Beach
- Location: San Salvador, Bahamas
- Collector:
- Photographer: A. J. Martin
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