Ichnology of Cuba: present state of knowledge

Works on Cuban ichnology are rare and ichnofossils are only incidentally mentioned in the literature, usually under general terms. The aims of the present paper are: (i) to review the existing literature on Cuban ichnology up to date, (ii) to present the trace fossil material available in collections, and (iii) to make an evaluation of the perspectives for future studies in the Island. Only few historic studies have been conducted on Cuba mostly focused on Jurassic, Cretaceous and Paleogene marine invertebrate traces. More recently, studies have focused on bioerosion structures and deep sea trace fossils, which are also ichnofossils that are more frequently found in collections stored in research institutions in the island. Thus, these two lines of research offer the main opportunities for the development of ichnological work in Cuba in the near future