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Phycosiphon
Taxonomy
Phycosiphon was named by von Fischer-Ooster (1858). Its type is Phycosiphon incertum.
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
Species
P. incertum (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Phycosiphon von Fischer-Ooster |
| 1975 | Phycosiphon Hantzschel |
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G. †Phycosiphon von Fischer-Ooster 1858
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†Phycosiphon incertum von Fischer-Ooster 1858
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Small U-shaped loops; frequently branched; in large numbers forming antler-shaped systems; similar to asymmetrical very small Rhizocorallium; parallel or oblique to bedding planes. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Burdigalian or 410.62000 to 15.98000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emsian - Eifelian | Brazil (Piaui) | P. sp. (37135) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Brazil (Parana) | P. sp. (106996) | |
| Bashkirian | Ukraine | P. sp. (228669 228672) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Chile | P. sp. (180187) | |
| Neogene | Taiwan (N/A) | P. incertum (208977) | |
| Burdigalian | Chile | P. sp. (78525) |