Pycnoporidium
| Pycnoporidium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Kingdom: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Pycnoporidium |
Pycnoporidium is thought to be a genus of red or green alga; one species has been synonymized with the brachiopod Gosaukammerella, leaving the interpretation of the other species uncertain.[1]
References[]
- ^ Senowbari-Daryan, B.; Flügel, E. (1996). "A 'Problematic fossil' revealed:Pycnoporidium ? Eomesozoicum Flügel, 1972 (Late Triassic, Tethys)—not an enigmatic alga but a strophomenid brachiopod (Gosaukammerella n.g.)". Facies. 34: 83–99. doi:10.1007/BF02546158.
Categories:
- Fossil algae
- Triassic life
- Controversial taxa