Waputikia Temporal range: Middle Cambrian,
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Genus: | Waputikia
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Species: | W. ramosa
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Waputikia Walcott 1919
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Waputikia is a possible red alga of the middle Cambrian Burgess shale. [1] It comprises a main stem about 1 cm across, with the longest recovered fossil 6 cm in length. [1] Branches of a similar diameter emerge from the side of the main branch, then rapidly bifurcate to much finer widths. The fossils are smooth and shiny; no internal structure can be recognised. [1] 10 specimens of Waputikia are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise < 0.1% of the community. [2]
Waputikia Temporal range: Middle Cambrian,
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Scientific classification | |
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Division: | |
Class: | |
Genus: | Waputikia
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Species: | W. ramosa
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Binomial name | |
Waputikia Walcott 1919
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Waputikia is a possible red alga of the middle Cambrian Burgess shale. [1] It comprises a main stem about 1 cm across, with the longest recovered fossil 6 cm in length. [1] Branches of a similar diameter emerge from the side of the main branch, then rapidly bifurcate to much finer widths. The fossils are smooth and shiny; no internal structure can be recognised. [1] 10 specimens of Waputikia are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise < 0.1% of the community. [2]