Two rare, phosphatized, tubular microfossils of uncertain affinity, probably algal, are described from the Portfjeld biota (Ediacaran) of North Greenland. Portfjeldia aestatis n. gen. n. sp. preserves two tubules, one of which branches, within an annulated outer sheath. Its morphology can be compared to that of the much larger Ramitubus from the Weng'an biota of South China. An unnamed long, parallel-sided tubule occupied the postmortal cavity formed within diagenetically mineralized specimens of the cyanobacterium Jiangispirellus.
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21 October 2024
Problematic tubular fossils from the Portfjeld Formation (Ediacaran) of North Greenland
Sebastian Willman,
John S. Peel
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Journal of Paleontology
Vol. 98 • No. 2
March 2024
Vol. 98 • No. 2
March 2024