Asterosoma

Asterosoma
Temporal range: Paleozoic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Genus: †Asterosoma
Schimper, 1868
Species
  • Asterosoma radiciforme
  • Asterosoma ludwigae

Asterosoma is an ichnogenus of trace fossils typically found in marine sedimentary rocks. These trace fossils are recognized by their characteristic radiating burrow systems, which often resemble a star-like pattern, hence the name Asterosoma (from Greek aster meaning "star" and soma meaning "body"). These burrows are believed to have been created by organisms living in the sediment, possibly deposit-feeding worms, during the Paleozoic era.[1][2]

  1. ^ Sedorko, Daniel; Bosetti, Elvio P.; Netto, Renata G. (January 2018). "An integrative ichnological and taphonomic approach in a transgressive–regressive cycle: a case study from Devonian of Paraná Basin, Brazil". Lethaia. 51 (1): 15–34. Bibcode:2018Letha..51...15S. doi:10.1111/let.12219. ISSN 0024-1164.
  2. ^ "Fossil of the Month: Asterosoma". Kentucky Geological Survey. University of Kentucky. Retrieved 2024-08-11.