Three-dimensional preservation of cellular and subcellular structures suggests 1.6 billion-year-old crown-group red algae

Bengtson, Stefan; Sallstedt, Therese; Belivanova, Veneta; J. Whitehouse, Martin

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2000735

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Three-dimensional preservation of cellular and subcellular structures suggests 1.6 billion-year-old crown-group red algae

Published in PLoS Biology • Mar 14, 2017

Authors:

Stefan Bengtson

Therese Sallstedt

Veneta Belivanova

Abstract

The ~1.6 Ga Tirohan Dolomite of the Lower Vindhyan in central India contains phosphatized stromatolitic microbialites. We report from there uniquely well-preserved fossils interpreted as probable crown-group rhodophytes (red algae). The filamentous form Rafatazmia chitrakootensis n. gen, n. sp. has ...

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Biology

Algae

Crown (dentistry)

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