Planolites is an ichnogenus found throughout the Ediacaran and the Phanerozoic that is made during the feeding process of worm-like animals. The traces are generally small, , unlined, and rarely branched, with fill that differs from the host rock.

Distribution Planolites fossils have been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, and the Americas (with most specimens found in North America).

Ichnospecies Ichnospecies in Planolites include:

P. annularis Walcott, 1890 P. annularius Walcott, 1890 P. ballandus Webby, 1970 P. beverleyensis Billings, 1862 P. incipiens (Billings, 1861) P. montanus Richter, 1937 P. reticulatus Alpert, 1975 P. serpens Webby, 1970 P. striatus (Hall, 1852) P. terraenovae Fillion and Pickerill, 1990 P. virgatus (Hall, 1847)

See also List of Ediacaran genera

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