Teisseirei
Ichnogenus of trace fossil
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Teisseirei is a Cretaceous trace fossil representing the pupation chamber of a sphinx moth. It has been found in Argentina and Uruguay[1] (Asencio Formation).[2] Later they were also found in the Early Oligocene Santiago Yolomécatl site.[3]
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| Ichnofamily: | Coprinisphaeridae |
| Ichnogenus: | †Teisseirei Roselli, 1939 |
Francisco Lucas Roselli described in 1939 the ichnogenus Teisseirei and its unique ichnospecies, Teisseirei barattinia. It was named for Auguste Teisseire, a French amateur palaeontologist, and for Luis Barattini, the Director of the National Oceanographic Museum of Uruguay at that time.[2]
