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Buchholzbrunnichnus
Buchholzbrunnichnus is a trace fossil of a gastropod-like animal. As a holotype, there is one known and labelled species: B. kroeneri. It is dated between 635 and 541 ma.

History
B. kroeneri was found in Buchholzbrunn farm, Namibia, in 1973 (then South West Africa). The shale that it is preserved within is from the Kuibis subgroup of the Nama group.

Etymology
The genus name is taken from the name of the farm which the shale was originally located. The species name is based upon the name of the researcher who found the fossil (Kroener).