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BENTON, M. J., TREWIN, N. H. 1980. Dictyodora from the Silurian of Peeblesshire, Scotland. Palaeontology, 23, 3, 501–513.
M. J. Benton and N. H. Trewin The meandering trace fossil Dictyodora Weiss, 1884 occurs in deep water greywacke/shale sequences in the Gala Group (lower Silurian) of Thornylee and Grieston Quarries, Galashiels. Two species are recognized; D. scotica (M'Coy, 1851) and D. tenuis (M'Coy, 1851); the former is distinguished by a more regular meandering form. These traces were originally named Crossopodia scotica and Myrianites tenuis. It is suggested that C. scotica be rejected as the type species of Crossopodia. The Palaeontological Association (Free Access)