NAME Tribolites tetrastonyx
AGE Eocene.   AGE span: 55.8...33.9 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Staurosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Bradley WH. 1964. Aquatic fungi from the Green River Formation of Wyoming; American Journal of Science, v. 262, p. 413-416.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY T. tetrastonyx Bradley 1964, p. 413, fig. 2.
LOCATION Wyoming, Colorado, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* As for the genus [combined description].
COMMENTS* The conidia resemble in structure and general form the conidia of extant Tetrachaetum elegans and Lemonniera aquatica, but the arms are much shorter, stockier, and the cell walls much thicker.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Bradley WH. 1964. Aquatic fungi from the Green River Formation of Wyoming; American Journal of Science, v. 262, p. 413-416.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Tribolites tetrastonyx
SERIAL NUMBER 1715
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.