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| Genus: | Grandilingulata Chen et al, 2023 |
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Grandilingulata is a Calymmian organism, found in the Gaoyuzhuang Formation of China. It has been tentatively placed inside Eukaryota due to its complexity and size, alongside other fossils from the formation.[1]
Description
Grandilingulata is a tongue-shaped fossil, growing up to 30 cm in length and 4 cm in width.[2] As it dates from the earliest Mesoproterozoic, its exact classification is unknown beyond a probable eukaryotic affinity.
Etymology
The genus name Grandilingulata means "large tongue", referring both to its tongue-like shape and its large size for organisms of the time period. The specific name qianxiensis refers to the location of a newly discovered fossiliferous location in Qianxi County, Hebei.[1]
References
- 1 2 Chen, Kai; Miao, Lanyun; Zhao, Fangchen; Zhu, Maoyan (15 July 2023). "Carbonaceous macrofossils from the early Mesoproterozoic Gaoyuzhuang Formation in the Yanshan Range, North China". Precambrian Research. 392. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2023.107074.
- ↑ Zhu, Shixing; Zhu, Maoyan; Knoll, Andrew H. (17 May 2016). "Decimetre-scale multicellular eukaryotes from the 1.56-billion-year-old Gaoyuzhuang Formation in North China". Nature Communications. 7. doi:10.1038/ncomms11500. PMC 4873660.
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