Uruguay (trace fossil)
| Uruguay | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Ichnofamily: | †Celliformidae |
| Ichnogenus: | †Uruguay Roselli 1939 |
| Type species | |
| †Uruguay auroranormai | |
Uruguay is a trace fossil which was described in 1939 by Francisco Lucas Roselli. Consisting of bee cells, can be found in the Asencio Formation of Uruguay.[1][2]
References
- ^ Novo Buess, Anaclara (2020). "Trabajo final de licenciatura en geología: "Mapa geológico de la región al sur de la ciudad de Mercedes y caracterización litológica de la formación Asencio"" (PDF). UdelaR, Facultad de Ciencias (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Genise, Jorge Fernando; Bellosi, Eduardo Sergio (1996). "Uruguay Roselli 1938 and Rosellichnus, N. Ichnogenus: Two ichnogenera for clusters of fossil bee cells". Ichnos. USGS Publications Warehouse. doi:10.1080/10420949609380127.
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