Zoophycos

Zoophycos is a somewhat cosmopolitan ichnogenus thought to be produced by moving and feeding polychaete worms.

Occurrence

Zoophycos is somewhat cosmopolitan, though it is typically associated with deep marine muds and sands, often between turbidite beds. It is known from both the fossil record and deep sea sediment cores. However it can also occur in shallow-marine storm deposits.

The ichnogenus gives its name to an ichnofacies associated with the shelf break.

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