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Tenuocharta
Taxonomy
Tenuocharta was named by Horodyski and Mankiewicz (1990). Its type is Tenuocharta cloudii.
It was assigned to Life by Horodyski and Mankiewicz (1990).
It was assigned to Life by Horodyski and Mankiewicz (1990).
Species
T. cloudii (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Tenuocharta Horodyski and Mankiewicz p. 166 |
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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. †Tenuocharta Horodyski and Mankiewicz 1990
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†Tenuocharta cloudii Horodyski and Mankiewicz 1990
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. J. Horodyski and C. Mankiewicz 1990 | Thin, unbranched flat to curved sheets several micrometers to a few tens of micrometers thick. Apparently originally composed, in part, of carbonate. Some specimens exhibit an internal structure consisting of ellipsoidal to discoidal microstructures, which occur in a single layer and are regularly arranged in a rectilinear pattern. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: Cryogenian or 850.00000 to 635.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cryogenian | USA (California) | T. cloudii (231847) |