Martsaphyton
Appearance
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Martsaphyton Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Subphylum: | Medusozoa |
Genus: | †Martsaphyton |
Species: | †M. moxi
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Binomial name | |
†Martsaphyton moxi Tinn et. al., 2020
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Martsaphyton is an extinct genus of medusozoan that lived during the Darriwilian stage of the Ordovician period.
Distribution
[edit]Martsaphyton moxi Fossils are known from Estonia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.