Reticulomedusa Explained

Reticulomedusa is an extinct genus of prehistoric cnidarian containing a single species, Reticulomedusa greenei.[1] It is known from the Mazon Creek located in Illinois.[2] Although it was once described as jellyfish, it may be pedal or oral disc of Essexella which is reinterpreted as sea anemone.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fossilworks: Reticulomedusa . 2023-01-14 . www.fossilworks.org.
  2. Web site: Reticulomedusa Geology Collections . 2023-01-14 . collections-geology.fieldmuseum.org . en.
  3. Plotnick . Roy E. . Young . Graham A. . Hagadorn . James W. . 2023 . Korn . Dieter . An abundant sea anemone from the Carboniferous Mazon Creek LagerstÓ“tte, USA . Papers in Palaeontology . en . 9 . 2 . 10.1002/spp2.1479 . 2056-2799. free .

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