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Cosmorhaphe

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Cosmorhaphe
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Ichnogenus: Cosmorhaphe
Fuchs, 1895

Cosmorhaphe is an ichnogenus representing grazing feeding behavior (pascichnia).[1]

The Renaissance naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi discussed and described a specimen of Cosmorhaphe, which is therefore among the first fossils to be illustrated[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Saether, Kristian; Christopher Clowes. "Trace Fossils". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  2. ^ Baucon A. 2009. Ulisse Aldrovandi: the study of trace fossils during the Renaissance. Ichnos 16(4). Abstract available at http://www.tracemaker.com
  3. ^ Baucon, A. 2008. Italy, the Cradle of Ichnology: the legacy of Aldrovandi and Leonardo. In: Avanzini M., Petti F. Italian Ichnology, Studi Trent. Sci. Nat. Acta Geol., 83. Available from http://www.tracemaker.com