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Martsaphyton

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Martsaphyton
Temporal range: Darriwilian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Medusozoa
Genus: Martsaphyton
Species:
M. moxi
Binomial name
Martsaphyton moxi
Tinn et. al., 2020

Martsaphyton is an extinct genus of medusozoan that lived during the Darriwilian stage of the Ordovician period.

Distribution

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Martsaphyton moxi Fossils are known from Estonia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Tinn, Oive; Vinn, Olev; Ainsaar, Leho (2020). "The enigmatic cnidarian Martsaphyton moxi gen. et sp. nov. from the Darriwilian (Middle Ordovician) of Estonia". Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences. 69 (4): 223. Bibcode:2020EsJES..69..223T. doi:10.3176/earth.2020.12. ISSN 1736-4728. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via Estonian Academy Publishers.