Rosellichnus
Ichnogenus of insect trace fossils
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Rosellichnus is a Cenozoic trace fossil found in Patagonia, it consists of a cluster of vertical bee cells with smooth inner surface and discrete walls.[1][2]
| Rosellichnus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Ichnofamily: | †Celliformidae |
| Ichnogenus: | †Rosellichnus Genise & Bown, 1996 |
| Type species | |
| Rosellichnus patagonicus | |
Described in 1996 by Jorge Fernando Genise and Thomas M. Bown, it was named after the Uruguayan ichnologist Francisco Lucas Roselli.
