Beaconites
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Beaconites is an ichnogenus known from the Beacon sandstone
, Antarctica, comprising a large, segmented burrow, bearing superficial resemblance to the skeleton of a snake, and probably created by a worm-like organism "shovelling" the substrate out of its way. Some terminate in elliptical pits, around 1.5 cm in diameter, presumed to represent burrowing activity. The producer of the trace is thought to have burrowed to a depth of no more than a few tens of centimeters.
Beacon sandstone
The Beacon sandstone is a geological formation exposed in Antarctica and deposited from the Devonian to the Triassic . The sandstone was originally described as a formation, and upgraded to group and supergroup as time passed. It contains a sandy member known as the Beacon heights...
, Antarctica, comprising a large, segmented burrow, bearing superficial resemblance to the skeleton of a snake, and probably created by a worm-like organism "shovelling" the substrate out of its way. Some terminate in elliptical pits, around 1.5 cm in diameter, presumed to represent burrowing activity. The producer of the trace is thought to have burrowed to a depth of no more than a few tens of centimeters.