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Archaeotrichion contortum
Taxonomy
Archaeotrichion contortum was named by Schopf (1968). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Harvard Univ. 58517; stage coordinates 60.9 x 107.8 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North of Ross River Tourist Camp, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Archaeotrichion contortum Schopf p. 686 figs. Pl 86, figs 1,2 |
| 1983 | Archaeotrichion contortum Schopf p. 370 |
| 1983 | Archaeotrichion contortum Wang et al. p. 170 figs. 8.4-8.8 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Archaeotrichion contortum Schopf 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Paleoarchean to the top of the Nemakit-Daldynian or 3600.00000 to 525.50000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleoarchean | Australia (Western Australia) | Archaeotrichion contortum (227837) | |
| Tonian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Archaeotrichion contortum (type locality: 227452 227538) | |
| Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Yunnan) | Archaeotrichion contortum (227761) |