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Extinct genus of algae

Eocladus
Temporal range: Ludfordian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Dasycladales
Family: †Triploporellaceae
Genus: †Eocladus
LoDuca, Melchin & Verbruggen
Species: †E. xiaoi
Binomial name
†Eocladus xiaoi
LoDuca, Melchin & Verbruggen

Eocladus xiaoi is an extinct species of seaweed which existed in what is now Cornwallis Island, Northern Canada, during the Ludfordian age (Silurian period). It was described by Steven T. LoDuca, Michael J. Melchin and Heroen Verbruggen in 2011 based on fossils found in the Cape Phillips Formation.

References

  1. Steven T. LoDuca, Michael J. Melchin & Heroen Verbruggen (2011). "Complex noncalcified macroalgae from the Silurian of Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 85 (1): 111–121. doi:10.1666/10-025.1. S2CID 129250293. Archived from the original (PDF proofs) on 2011-07-22.
Taxon identifiers
Eocladus


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