Burrows of the Polychaete Lepidenteron lewesiensis (Mantell, 1822) from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Crimea

2026/04/01 by A. G. Sennikov, A. S. Bakaev, I. V. Novikov +2
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Chondrichthyes #Cretaceous #Fauna #Fish <Actinopterygii> #Ichthyology and Marine Biology #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils #Polychaete

paper · doi:10.1134/s0031030126600794

published in Paleontological Journal 60(2), 157-167 (Pleiades Publishing)

openalex publication_date 2026/04/01 · openalex created_date 2026/07/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/24

Abstract

Abstract Burrows of the predatory polychaete Lepidenteron lewesiensis (Mantell, 1822) from the marine Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Crimea are described. The burrows contained bone remains and scales of bony fishes belonging to five taxa: three Clupeocephala indet., one Dercetis sp., and one Cyranichthys sp. The study of L. lewesiensis burrows from the Maastrichtian of Crimea significantly expands our understanding of the bony fish fauna and Late Cretaceous marine paleoecosystems of this region.

Citations

• Lepidenteron lewesiensis (Mantell, 1822) Polychaete Burrows from the Upper Cretaceous of the Samara Region

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