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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Longfengshania Du, 1982 |
| Species: | †L. stipitata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Longfengshania stipitata Du, 1982 | |
Longfengshania is an extinct genus of enigmatic eukaryote[2][3] known from fossils ranging between the Statherian and the early Cambrian. Among the previously identified pre-Cryogenian macroalgae, Longfengshania is unique due to it possessing a stipe, blade, and holdfast-like structure.
Description
[edit]Longfengshania is most commonly found as an oval to discoidal blade sitting on top of a usually thin stipe. Specimens from the Shiwangzhuang and Jiuliqiao formations have probable holdfasts at the base of this stipe.[1]
There is a wide range of sizes between species of Longfengshania, with the largest specimens coming from the Longshan Formation, bearing blades up to 13 mm (0.5 in) long and stipes up to 20 mm (0.8 in) long. The smallest specimens come from the Doushantuo Formation, with blades up to 0.7 mm (0.0 in) or less in diameter.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Li, Guang-Jin; Chen, Lei; Pang, Ke; Tang, Qing; Wu, Cheng-Xi; Huang, Rui; Qiu, Ming-Yang; Yuan, Xun-Lai; Zhou, Chuan-Ming (October 2024). "Macroalgal fossil Longfengshania from the Tonian Shiwangzhuang and Jiuliqiao formations in western Shandong and northern Anhui, North China". Palaeoworld. 33 (5): 1153–1169. Bibcode:2024Palae..33.1153L. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2023.09.009. ISSN 1871-174X. S2CID 264114141.
- ↑ "Longfengshania R.L.Du, 1982". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ↑ Tang, Feng; Song, Xueliang; Yin, Chongyu; Liu, Pengju; Awramik, S. M.; Wang, Ziqiang; Gao, Linzhi (May 2007). "Discoveries of new Longfengshaniaceae from the uppermost Ediacaran in eastern Yunnan, South China and the significance". Frontiers of Earth Science in China. 1 (2): 142–149. Bibcode:2007FrESC...1..142T. doi:10.1007/s11707-007-0018-1. eISSN 1673-7490. ISSN 1673-7385. S2CID 128523006.
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