Bergaueria

Bergaueria Temporal range: Ediacaran – Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Bergaueria radiata
Trace fossil classification
Ichnogenus:	†Bergaueria Prantl, 1946
Type ichnospecies
Bergaueria perata Prantl, 1946
Ichnospecies[1]
Bergaueria perata Prantl, 1945 Bergaueria langi (Hallam, 1960) Bergaueria radiata Alpert, 1973 Bergaueria hemispherica Crimes et al., 1977
Synonyms
Kulindrichnus Hallam, 1960

Bergaueria is an Ediacaran^[2]–Miocene^[3] trace fossil believed to represent the dwelling trace of Cnidarians (Actinia – sea anemones).^[4] It likely caused mixing and fluid exchange into the sediment (bioirrigation).^[5] Similar traces (Cheiichnus) can be made by rotational movement of arthropods.^[6]