Chomatichnus, a new ichnogenus and other trace fossils of Wegber Quarry

A group of alternating shale and limestone beds in the Dibunophyllum Zone of the Carboniferous Limestone at a quarry near Carnforth, Lancashire, shows an interesting variety of well‐preserved trace‐fossils. These include exceptionally large tracks of Helminthopsis type, burrows of a tubular character which give rise to the characteristic “Stick Bed” structures, “cauda‐galli” markings and piles of worm castings. The new ichnogenus Chomatichnus is proposed for the last of these.