Rothpletzella Explained

Rothpletzella is a genus of calcimicrobe known from the Silurian of Gotland, the Devonian of France, as well as the Ordovician of China.[1] [2] It has been hypothesised to be a cyanobacterium, and shares morphological similarities with extant cyanobacteria.[3] The genus is named in honor of August Rothpletz.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Riding . R. . Watts . N. . Silurian algal reef crest in Gotland . Naturwissenschaften . 68 . 2 . 91 . 1981 . 10.1007/BF01047229. 1981NW.....68...91R .
  2. Nose . M. . Schmid . D. . Leinfelder . R. . Significance of microbialites, calcimicrobes, and calcareous algae in reefal framework formation from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden . Sedimentary Geology . 192 . 3–4 . 243 . 2006 . 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.04.009. 2006SedG..192..243N .
  3. Päßler. Jan-Filip. Jarochowska. Emilia. Bestmann. Michel. Munnecke. Axel. 2018. Distinguishing Biologically Controlled Calcareous Biomineralization in Fossil Organisms Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD). Frontiers in Earth Science. Biogeoscience. 6. 16. 16. 10.3389/feart.2018.00016. 2018FrEaS...6...16P. free.
  4. Riding. Robert. Fan. Jiasong. 2001. Ordovician Calcified Algae and Cyanobacteria, Northern Tarim Basin Subsurface, China. Palaeontology. 44. 4. 783–810. 10.1111/1475-4983.00201. free.

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