Martsaphyton

Martsaphyton; Temporal range: Darriwilian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Medusozoa
Genus:	† Martsaphyton
Species:	†M. moxi
Binomial name
	†Martsaphyton moxi; Tinn et. al., 2020

Last updated March 03, 2025

Martsaphyton is an extinct genus of medusozoan that lived during the Darriwilian stage of the Ordovician period.

Distribution

Martsaphyton moxi Fossils are known from Estonia.^[1]

References

↑ Tinn, Oive; Vinn, Olev; Ainsaar, Leho (2020). "The enigmatic cnidarian Martsaphyton moxi gen. et sp. nov. from the Darriwilian (Middle Ordovician) of Estonia". Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences. 69 (4): 223. doi:10.3176/earth.2020.12. ISSN 1736-4728 . Retrieved 1 March 2025– via Estonian Academy Publishers.

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[1] Tinn, Oive; Vinn, Olev; Ainsaar, Leho (2020). "The enigmatic cnidarian Martsaphyton moxi gen. et sp. nov. from the Darriwilian (Middle Ordovician) of Estonia". Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences. 69 (4): 223. doi:10.3176/earth.2020.12. ISSN 1736-4728 . Retrieved 1 March 2025– via Estonian Academy Publishers.

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