Elipsoideichnus
| Elipsoideichnus Temporal range: Paleogene
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Scientific classification 
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| Ichnofamily: | †Celliformidae |
| Ichnogenus: | †Elipsoideichnus Roselli, 1987 |
| Type species | |
| †Elipsoideichnus meyeri | |
Elipsoideichnus is a trace fossil representing a bee nest. It was first described in 1987 by Francisco Lucas Roselli, who found it in the Asencio Formation of Uruguay.[1] Later on it was also found in Argentina, near Colón, Entre Ríos.[2] Its only species so far is Elipsoideichnus meyeri.
References
[edit]- ^ Verde, Mariano; Genise, Jorge F. (2014). "Elipsoideichnus meyeri Roselli 1987 revisited: A helicoidal fossil bee nest from the Paleogene of Uruguay". Spanish Journal of Palaeontology. 29 (1): 25–32. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ Cónsole Gonella, Carlos; Verde, Mariano; De Valais, Silvina; Apesteguía, Sebastián; Díaz Martínez, Ignacio; Gallina, Pablo A.; Gianechini, Federico A.; Citton, Paolo; Aceñolaza, Florencio Gilberto (November 2022). "First record of the fossil bee nest Elipsoideichnus meyeri from Argentina (Colón, Entre Ríos province)" (PDF). Serie Correlación Geológica. 38 (2). Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto Superior de Correlación Geológica: 15–17. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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