Sphondylophyton
| Sphondylophyton Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Genus: | †Sphondylophyton R.E.Schultes & Dorf |
| Species: | †S. hyenioides |
| Binomial name | |
| †Sphondylophyton hyenioides R.E.Schultes & Dorf | |
Sphondylophyton is an early Devonian fossil that was originally interpreted as the oldest sphenopsid,[1] but has since been reinterpreted as a possible red alga[2]
References
- ↑ Schultes, Richard Evans; Dorf, Erling (1938). "A Sphenopsid from the Lower Devonian of Wyoming". Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard University. 7 (2): 21–34. doi:10.5962/p.295125. JSTOR 41762715.
- ↑ Steenbock, Christopher M.; Tomescu, Alexandru M. F. (2013). "Resurrecting Sphondylophyton as a Rhodophyte Alga from the Early Devonian". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 174 (8): 1171–1181. doi:10.1086/671806.