Geologia Croatica, Vol. 61 No. 2-3, 2008.
Original scientific paper
Polyphysaceae fertile caps in Hungarian Sarmatian sediments
Patrick Génot
; Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique, Université de Nantes
Jean-Paul Saint-Martin
; Département Histoire de la Terre, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Ioan I. Bucur
; Department of Geology, Babes-Bolyai University
Abstract
Three fragments of reproductive caps have been discovered in the Sarmatian limestones of Tinnye (Hungary). They are assigned to the genus Acetabularia (Polyphysaceae, formerly Acetabulariaceae). Two of these fragments are quite well preserved with nine rays each. One specimen bears distinct spines at the outer ends of long rays, whereas another one has short rays with rounded outer ends and, possibly, a partially preserved corona. The third fragment is characterized by very elongated rays containing numerous gametangia.
Keywords
calcareous algae; Dasycladales; Polyphysaceae; Acetabularia; Sarmatian; Hungary
Hrčak ID:
30673
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Publication date:
22.12.2008.
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