Brutalichnus
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| Brutalichnus | |
|---|---|
Trace fossil classification  | |
| Ichnogenus: | †Brutalichnus Mikuláš et al., 2006 |
| Type ichnospecies | |
| Brutalichnus brutalis Mikuláš et al., 2006 | |
Brutalichnus is an ichnogenus.[1] A case study from the Miocene of the Czech Republic found that Brutalichnus and two other ichnogenera have evidence of biting and gnawing traces on reptilian and mammalian bones.[2] Brutalichnus contains one ichnospecies, Brutalichnus brutalis.[2] The ichnogenera Machichnus and Nihilichnus were described in the same paper.[2]
Wisshak, Knaust & Bertling (2019) consider Brutalichnus to be a nomen dubium.[3]
