Funalichnus, a New Ichnogenus and its Type Ichnospecies Funalichnus strangulatus (Fritsch 1883), Upper Cretaceous of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, Czech Republic

Trace fossils with an appearance corresponding to the description of Fucoides strangulatus Fritsch 1883 were found at two localities of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. The genus Fucoides does not correspond to the modern concept of paleontologic (and particularly paleoichnologic) taxonomy. Therefore, the specimens are assigned to a new ichnogenus, Funalichnus, and its type ichnospecies Funalichnus strangulatus (CitationFritsch 1883). Some specimens previously identified as the ammonite of the genus Hamites probably also represent the ichnospecies Funalichnus strangulatus.