Paleonet: Unusual trace fossil

[Tony Wright]

Hi Paul,
This is way out of my field, but the sinuous trace you showed immediately
reminded me of something Ross Parkes showed me at Quidong in late Silurian
rocks. He said the trace was caused by a fish! I had no reason to doubt him,
but have really nothing to add. The parallel lines do nothing for me. I'm
not sure where Ross ended up, perhaps at CSIRO or GA in Canberra. Someone at
Macquarie might know if you want to contact him. It will be interesting to
see what responses you get. One of our UoW PhD graduates (Kerrie Bann,
kerriebann at ichnofacies.com) would be my first stop for either an
answer/opinion or guidance, but she probably does not do paleonet.
Cheers
Tony

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From: Paleonet [mailto:paleonet-bounces at nhm.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Paul Blake
Sent: Thursday, 9 July 2015 5:26 PM
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Subject: Paleonet: Unusual trace fossil


Hi,

I have an unusual trace fossil and I am wondering if people know what may
have made it.  Photo 1 is a picture of the outcrop.  On the left you can see
a sinuous trail and on the right is trail made up of two parallel lines then
a circular impression followed by two parallel lines and a circular
impression etc.  Picture 2 shows a close up of the trail.  The parallel
lines are approximately 7cm long.  The trail continues for about 40m and
crosses itself in at least one place

The trail is from the late Permian part of the Bowen Basin in Queensland,
Australia and the environment is interpreted to be a shallow muddy river.

Any information on what type of creature may have made the trail would be
appreciated.

Regards
Paul Blake