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  • Chaetocladus sp.


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    Taxonomy

    Algae

    Kingdom: Plantae
    Phylum: Chlorophyta
    Class: Ulvophyceae
    Order: Dasycladales
    Family: Triploporellaceae
    Genus: Chaetocladus
    Species: Chaetocladus sp.

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Paleozoic
    Period: Silurian
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Early
    International Age: Landovery, Aeronian

    Stratigraphy

    Nurmekund Formation

    Provenance

    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Location

    Otisaare Quarry
    Kalana
    Jögeva County
    Estonia

    Comments

    References:

    Tinn, O. et al. (2009): Thallophytic  algal  flora  from  a  new  Silurian  Lagersttte. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2009, 58, 1, 3842

    Viirika Mastik and Oive Tinn (2015): New dasycladalean algal species from the Kalana Lagerstätte (Silurian, Estonia) Journal of Paleontology 89(02):1-7

     




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    The formation for this locality should be Nurmekund Fm. (Which is part of the Raikküla Regional Stage.)

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