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Gloeocapsomorpha
Classification
Phylum:
Trace Fossils and Problematica
Class:
Pseudo-fossils
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Gloeocapsomorpha tazenakhtensis Choubert, Termier, & TERMIER, 1951, p. 30
Type Species:
Gloeocapsomorpha tazenakhtensis Choubert, Termier, & TERMIER, 1951, p. 30
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Precam., Afr.(Morocco)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Precam.
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Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
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Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Precam.
Ending International Stage:
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
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Description
"Organisms" observed in thin sections of limestones, interpreted as calcareous algae. [According to SCHINDEWOLF (1956), certainly inorganic structures produced by combination of tectonic movements and metamorphic recrystallization.]
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Classification
Phylum:
Trace Fossils and Problematica
Class:
Pseudo-fossils
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Gloeocapsomorpha tazenakhtensis Choubert, Termier, & TERMIER, 1951, p. 30
Type Species:
Gloeocapsomorpha tazenakhtensis Choubert, Termier, & TERMIER, 1951, p. 30
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Precam., Afr.(Morocco)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Precam.
Beginning International Stage:
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
Beginning Date:
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Precam.
Ending International Stage:
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
Ending Date:
Description
"Organisms" observed in thin sections of limestones, interpreted as calcareous algae. [According to SCHINDEWOLF (1956), certainly inorganic structures produced by combination of tectonic movements and metamorphic recrystallization.]