Nihilichnus is an ichnogenus of trace fossil.[1] It was first described from bite traces in 2006. The ichnogenus contains two ichnospecies, Nihilichnus nihilicus and Nihilichnus mortalis. The ichnogenera Brutalichnus and Machichnus were described in the same paper.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Nihilichnus at fossilworks.org
  2. ↑ Mikuláš, Radek; Kadlecová, Eva; Fejfar, Oldřich; Dvořák, Zdeněk (2006-09-01). "Three New Ichnogenera of Biting and Gnawing Traces on Reptilian and Mammalian Bones: A Case Study from the Miocene of the Czech Republic". Ichnos. 13 (3): 113–127. doi:10.1080/10420940600850729. ISSN 1042-0940. S2CID 128644469.

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