Dollyphyton
Dollyphyton Temporal range:
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Holotype of Dollyphyton boucotii, from the Douglas Lake Member of Lenoir Limestone, at Douglas Dam, Tennessee[1] | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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Family: | Flatbergiaceae
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Genus: | Dollyphyton Retallack (2019) [1]
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Retallack (2019)
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Dollyphyton is a genus of moss fossil from the Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian, 460 million years old) Douglas Lake Member of the Lenoir Limestone from Douglas Dam Tennessee.[1] The generic name honors Dolly Parton whose Dollywood resort is nearby. The epithet honors Art Boucot.
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Interpretative sketch of Dollyphyton boucotii
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Leaf of Dollyphyton boucotii
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Leaves and terminal spore mass of Dollyphyton boucotii
Description[]
Dollyphyton is a fossil peat moss. Its leaves are wide and have lateral teeth. Its capsule is terminal on a short pseudopodium.
Biological affinities[]
Dollyphyton is similar to living Flatbergium.
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Categories:
- Fossils of Tennessee
- Fossil record of plants
- Ordovician plants
- Sphagnales
- Prehistoric plant genera
- Moss genera