The problematic microfossil Utahphospha from the Upper Cambrian of the western United States
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- Published by Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS in Lethaia
- Vol. 9 (4), 391-395
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3931.1976.tb00979.x
Abstract
Phosphatic conical microfossils from Upper Cambrian (Franconian) limestones of the Orr Formation in western Utah are described as Utahphospha sequina n.g., n.sp. The genus is also known from other localities in Utah and Nevada. The fossil has a distinct sequin‐like external sculpture which has been formed by outward accretion. A hole at the tip originated by abrasion from within. The fossils are interpreted as hatched cysts of an unknown organism.Keywords
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