Radicites
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Trace fossil classification 
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| Ichnogenus: | †Radicites Potonié, 1893 |
Radicites is a taxonomic name applied to certain types of fossilized root traces preserved in sedimentary rocks.[1][2] These fossils are most commonly found in paleosols from the Mesozoic era, though some specimens are known from as early as the Permian period.[3] The various fossils assigned to Radicites likely represent root systems from a range of plant groups, including horsetails and conifers.[1][4] Radicites occurs in a range of depositional environments, from wet marshes to semi-arid, desert-like conditions.[1] They are most commonly known from the Old World.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Naugolnykh, S. V. (2016-12-01). "Upper Cretaceous paleosols of the Bain-Dzak section, southern Mongolia". Paleontological Journal. 50 (12): 1451–1469. Bibcode:2016PalJ...50.1451N. doi:10.1134/S0031030116120133. ISSN 1555-6174.
- ^ Xu, Yuanyuan; Popa, Mihai Emilian; McLoughlin, Stephen; Lu, Ning; Li, Liqin; Zeng, Jianli; Zhang, Tingshan; Wang, Yongdong (2024-06-01). "A new Rhaetian plant assemblage from Zilanba, the northern Sichuan Basin, South China". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 104 (2): 217–235. Bibcode:2024PdPe..104..217X. doi:10.1007/s12549-024-00599-1. ISSN 1867-1608.
- ^ a b "†Radicites Potonié 1893". PBDB.org.
- ^ "IRMNG - Radicites H. Potonié, 1893 †". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
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