- Margaretia
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Margaretia dorus
Temporal range: Middle CambrianReconstruction of M. dorus Scientific classification Kingdom: Viridiplantae Division: Chlorophyta Class: Bryopsidophyceae Order: Bryopsidales Genus: †Margaretia Species: †M. dorus Binomial name Margaretia dorus
Walcott, 1931Margaretia is a frondose organism known from the middle Cambrian Burgess shale.[1] Its fronds reached about 10 cm in length and are peppered with a range of length-parallel oval holes. Its original interpretation as a green alga is not secure; it also resembles some alcyonarian corals, but a thorough redescription will be necessary to securely classify it.[1] A relationship with the modern green Caulerpa is the most up-to-date consideration.[2]
References
Categories:- Algae
- Burgess Shale fossils
- Paleobotany stubs
- Algae stubs
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