Spongiophyton
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spongiophyton-277-12252900
title:
Spongiophyton
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Spongiophyton was a thallose fossil of the early to mid-Devonian, which is notoriously difficult to classify. Spongiophyton displayed dichotomous branching, and a flattened/elliptical cross section with a thick (20–80 μm) upper cuticular surface. It is also perforated with pores resembling those of some liverworts. It probably grew on the banks of rivers. Spongiophyton has been mistakenly interpreted as tree resin and lycopod cuticle, and was later identified as the cuticle of a thalloid plant.
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Devonian fossil of a plant-like thallose organism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spongiophyton
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2024-03-18T00:16:15Z
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