Algal nature of the Ordovician presumed polychaete eggs
Piotr Mierzejewski
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 36 (1), 1991: 83-86
An enigmatic Ordovician organic microfossil, previously interpreted as polychaete eggs accumulation. Are examined with TEM methods and reinterpreted as presumably blue-green algae rests.
Key words: organic microfossil, Cyanophyta, Polychaeta, ultrastructure, Ordovician, glacial boulders.
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