Entobia cretacea (Portlock 1843) Trace fossil of sponge borings in oyster

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Title

Entobia cretacea (Portlock 1843) Trace fossil of sponge borings in oyster

Alternative Title

Sponge trace fossil

Description

(uncatalogued) The holes in this Gryphaeid oyster were left behind by a boring sponge. Boring organisms have the ability to dissolve calcareous shell which allows them to encrust other living and dead organisms.

Spatial Coverage

Prairie Bluff Fm. (Chalk)

Temporal Coverage

Late Cretaceous

Type

PhysicalObject

Source

Date Created

66 million years

Files

Collection

Dunn-Seiler Museum

Citation

“Entobia cretacea (Portlock 1843) Trace fossil of sponge borings in oyster,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed September 7, 2026, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1527.

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