Bilinichnus simplex is a trace fossil from the Ediacaran period which consists of two parallel ridges on sandstone bed sole which have been interpreted as trails of peristaltic locomotion of a unknown gastropod-like animal leaving these traces behind[1][2] or as pseudofossil of some kind.[1]
| Bilinichnus Temporal range: about
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Scientific classification 
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| Genus: | †Bilinichnus Fedonkin and Palij, 1979 |
| Species: | †B. simplex
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| †Bilinichnus simplex Fedonkin et Palij, 1979
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Chen, Zhe; Zhou, Chuanming; Meyer, Mike; Xiang, Ke; Schiffbauer, James D.; Yuan, Xunlai; Xiao, Shuhai (1 January 2013). "Trace fossil evidence for Ediacaran bilaterian animals with complex behaviors". Precambrian Research. 224: 690–701. Bibcode:2013PreR..224..690C. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2012.11.004.
- ^ "Bilinichnus simplex". fossiilid.info. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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