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Hapsidophyllas flexibilis

Rangeomorpha

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YearName and author
2009Hapsidophyllas flexibilis Bamforth and Narbonne p. 903 figs. 3.1, 3.3; 4.1–4.2; 5.1–5.6; 6, 7.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
orderRangeomorpha
RankNameAuthor
genusHapsidophyllas
speciesflexibilis

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Hapsidophyllas flexibilis Bamforth and Narbonne 2009
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Diagnosis
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E. L. Bamforth and G. M. Narbonne 2009Decimeter-scale, multibranched fossil consisting of numerous ovate to lanceolate leaflets arranged in a radial configuration about an elongate basal basal rod. Leaflets with prominent, flexible central stalks bearing multiple primary branches emerging sub-perpendicularly along the length of the central stalk, alternately branching on either side. Secondary branches emerging perpendicularly to and along the length of each primary branch.