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Palaeoanacystis magna

Chlorococcaceae

Taxonomy
Palaeoanacystis magna was named by Awramik (1989). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is SMA 524 at 28.9x16.9 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SMA 524, upper Tindir Creek, which is in a Tonian deep subtidal ramp lime mudstone in the Craggy Dolomite Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Palaeoanacystis magna Awramik p. 269 fig. 7.6

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RankNameAuthor
familyChlorococcaceaeBlackman and Tansley 1902
genusPalaeoanacystis
RankNameAuthor
speciesmagna

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Palaeoanacystis magna Awramik 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Tonian or 1000.00000 to 850.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Canada (Yukon) Palaeoanacystis magna (148719 148720 type locality: 227529 227531)