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Extinct species of alga From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anhuiphyton lineatum is an extinct species of Neoproterozoic algae, known from several fossils from the Lantian formation located in Anhui province,China,[1][2] first described in 1994.[3] It lived probably more than 580 million years ago.[2] The thalli were of spherical to elliptical shape, made of thousands of flexible septated filaments.[1] The whole organism was a few centimeters in size (from 2.5 to 5 cm at most).[1] Along with Flabellophyton, it is one of the few septated algae found in the assemblage.
Anhuiphyton Temporal range: | |
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Genus: | †Anhuiphyton |
Species: | †A. lineatum |
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†Anhuiphyton lineatum Chen, Lu and Xiao, 1994 | |
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