A glimpse of a fish face — An exceptional fish feeding trace fossil from the Lower Devonian of the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland
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- 作者：Piotr Szreka ; piotr.szrek@pgi.gov.pl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Sylwester Salwab ; Grzegorz Niedźwiedzkic ; Marek Decd ; Per E. Ahlbergc ; Alfred Uchmane
- 关键词：Osculichnus ; Trace fossils ; Predation ; Lower Devonian ; Holy Cross Mountains ; Poland
- 刊名：Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 July 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：454
- 期：Complete
- 页码：113-124
- 全文大小：3034 K
文摘
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Lower Devonian assemblage of vertebrate and invertebrate trace fossils is described.
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Two trace-bearing horizons occur in the shallow-marine deposits.
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Osculichnus tarnowskae is interpreted as a unique example of fish praedichnia.
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Morphology of the trace suggests that they were made by a hunting lungfish.
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The trace fossil provides the first evidence for Devonian lungfish feeding behaviour.