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Palaeolyngbya
Taxonomy
Palaeolyngbya was named by Schopf (1968). It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Oscillatoriaceae by Schopf (1968), Schopf and Blacic (1971), Oehler (1978) and Zhang (1981).
It was assigned to Oscillatoriaceae by Schopf (1968), Schopf and Blacic (1971), Oehler (1978) and Zhang (1981).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1968 | Palaeolyngbya Schopf p. 665 |
| 1971 | Palaeolyngbya Schopf and Blacic p. 942 |
| 1978 | Palaeolyngbya Oehler p. 298 |
| 1981 | Palaeolyngbya Zhang p. 495 |
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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.
G. †Palaeolyngbya Schopf 1968
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†Palaeolyngbya baraudensis Mandal and Maithy 1984
†Palaeolyngbya barghoorniana Schopf 1968
†Palaeolyngbya distinctica Mandal and Maithy 1984
†Palaeolyngbya elongata Mandal and Maithy 1984
†Palaeolyngbya maxima Zhang 1981
†Palaeolyngbya minor Schopf and Blacic 1971
†Palaeolyngbya oehlerii Wang et al. 1983
†Palaeolyngbya spiralis Wang et al. 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Reference: Vachard and Aretz 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Statherian to the top of the Nemakit-Daldynian or 1800.00000 to 525.50000 Ma
Collections (17 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Statherian | India (Rajasthan) | P. distinctica, P. elongata, P. baraudensis (227965) | |
| Calymmian | Russian Federation | P. sp. (227522) | |
| Calymmian | Australia (Northern Territory) | P. sp. (227559) | |
| Calymmian | China (Hebei) | P. barghoorniana, P. maxima (227617) | |
| Mesoproterozoic - Tonian | Canada (Nunavut) | P. catenata (221355) | |
| Tonian | Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) | P. sp. (227759) | |
| Tonian | Australia (Northern Territory) | P. barghoorniana (227452) P. minor (227538) | |
| Tonian | Canada (Yukon) | P. barghoorniana (148720 227529 227531) P. barghoorniana, P. minor (227536) | |
| Ediacaran | Estonia (Merikula) | P. catenata (221270) | |
| Ediacaran | Estonia (Ida-Viru) | P. catenata (221354) | |
| Nemakit-Daldynian | China (Yunnan) | P. sp. 1 (227762) P. sp. 2, P. oehlerii (227763) P. spiralis (227764) |