| Chondrites Temporal range:
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| Illustration of Chondrites bollensis. | |
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| A sample of Chondrites from the Middle Silurian. | |
Trace fossil classification 
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| Ichnogenus: | †Chondrites Sternberg, 1833 |
Chondrites is a trace fossil ichnogenus, preserved as small branching burrows of the same diameter that superficially resemble the roots of a plant. The origin of these structures is currently unknown. Chondrites is found in marine sediments from the Cambrian period of the Paleozoic onwards. It is especially common in sediments that were deposited in reduced-oxygen environments.[1]
- ^ Bromley, R. G.; A. A. Ekdale (May 1984). "Chondrites: A Trace Fossil Indicator of Anoxia in Sediments". Science. 224 (4651): 872–874. Bibcode:1984Sci...224..872B. doi:10.1126/science.224.4651.872. PMID 17743196.