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| subdivision_ranks = Species <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kulparia alicia (P.E.Cloud & Semikhatov) W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter :: AlgaeBase |url=https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=189320 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.algaebase.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kulparia kulparensis W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter :: AlgaeBase |url=https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=100316 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.algaebase.org}}</ref> |
| subdivision_ranks = Species <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kulparia alicia (P.E.Cloud & Semikhatov) W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter :: AlgaeBase |url=https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=189320 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.algaebase.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kulparia kulparensis W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter :: AlgaeBase |url=https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=100316 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.algaebase.org}}</ref> |
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| subdivision = *{{extinct}}''K. kulparensis'' <small>W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter |
| subdivision = *{{extinct}}''K. kulparensis'' <small>W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter 1972</small> |
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*{{extinct}}''K. alicia'' <small>(P.E.Cloud & Semikhatov) W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter 1972</small> |
*{{extinct}}''K. alicia'' <small>(P.E.Cloud & Semikhatov) W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter 1972</small> |
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'''''Kulparia''''' is a genus of fossil [[stromatolite]]-forming [[cyanobacteria]] from the late [[Neoproterozoic]] era. It is named after the town of [[Kulpara, South Australia|Kulpara]] in [[South Australia]], where the [[Type (biology)|type specimen]] was found.<ref name="PALASS">{{Cite journal |last=M. R |first=Walter |year=1972 |title=Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian and Cambrian |url=https://www.palass.org/sites/default/files/media/publications/special_papers_in_palaeontology/number_11/spp11_pp1-190.pdf |journal=Special Papers in Palaentology |location= |publisher=[[The Palaeontological Association]] |volume=11 |access-date=}}</ref><ref name="Preiss-1971">{{Cite book |last=Preiss |first=W. V |url=https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/37781/10/02whole_v1.pdf |title=The Biostratigraphy and Palaeoecology of South Australian Precambrian Stromatolites |last2=B.sc. (Hons.) |publisher=Department of Geology and Mineralology University of Adelaide |year=1971 |volume=1}}</ref> |
'''''Kulparia''''' is a genus of fossil [[stromatolite]]-forming [[cyanobacteria]] from the late [[Neoproterozoic]] era. It is named after the town of [[Kulpara, South Australia|Kulpara]] in [[South Australia]], where the [[Type (biology)|type specimen]] was found nearby.<ref name="PALASS">{{Cite journal |last=M. R |first=Walter |year=1972 |title=Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian and Cambrian |url=https://www.palass.org/sites/default/files/media/publications/special_papers_in_palaeontology/number_11/spp11_pp1-190.pdf |journal=Special Papers in Palaentology |location= |publisher=[[The Palaeontological Association]] |volume=11 |access-date=}}</ref><ref name="Preiss-1971">{{Cite book |last=Preiss |first=W. V |url=https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/37781/10/02whole_v1.pdf |title=The Biostratigraphy and Palaeoecology of South Australian Precambrian Stromatolites |last2=B.sc. (Hons.) |publisher=Department of Geology and Mineralology University of Adelaide |year=1971 |volume=1}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Kulparia'' is a genus of cyanobacteria known from fossil [[stromatolite]]s characterised by long, bumpy, almost straight columns arranged radially or parallel. Branching between columns is α- or β- parallel. Bridging and coalescing are very frequent, a wall between bridges is almost always present. Projections are moderately frequent to rare.<ref name="PALASS" /><ref name="Preiss-1971" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Walter |first=M. R. |url=https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/20452/2/02whole_v1.pdf |title=Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian with appendices on pseudofossils from Australian Precambrian iron-formation and greywacke |last2=B.So |first2=(Hons) |publisher=Department of Geology and Mineralogy University of Adelaide |year=1970 |volume=1}}</ref> |
''Kulparia'' is a genus of cyanobacteria known from fossil [[stromatolite]]s characterised by long, bumpy, almost straight columns arranged radially or parallel. Branching between columns is α- or β- parallel. Bridging and coalescing are very frequent, a wall between bridges is almost always present. Projections are moderately frequent to rare.<ref name="PALASS" /><ref name="Preiss-1971" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Walter |first=M. R. |url=https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/20452/2/02whole_v1.pdf |title=Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian with appendices on pseudofossils from Australian Precambrian iron-formation and greywacke |last2=B.So |first2=(Hons) |publisher=Department of Geology and Mineralogy University of Adelaide |year=1970 |volume=1}}</ref> |
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The stromatolites of ''Kulparia'' appear similar to ''[[Minjaria (stromatolite)|Minjaria]]'' and ''[[Boxonia]]'' in gross form but is distinguished by its bumpy column margins and frequent bridging and coalescing.<ref name="PALASS" /> |
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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
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''K. kulparensis'' was initially assigned to the genus ''[[Patomia]]'' as ''Patomia sp. nov'' <small>(Glaessner, Preiss, & Walter 1969)</small> but was later assigned to its own genus where it became the [[type species]].<ref name="PALASS" /><ref name="Preiss-1971" /> |
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Two species are recognised, ''K. kulparensis,''<ref name="Preiss-1971" /> and ''K. alicia.'' |
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==Distribution== |
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Fossils of ''K. kulparensis'' have been found in the [[Umbertana Group]] in the northern [[Yorke Peninsula]] in South Australia, {{convert|4| mi|km}} south of Kulpara.<ref name="Preiss-1971" /> |
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''K. alicia'' fossils have been found in the [[Loves Creek Member]] of the [[Bitter Springs Group|Bitter Springs Formation]] in the [[Amadeus Basin|Amaedus Basin]] of [[Western Australia]], {{convert|2.3|mi|km}} west-south-west of [[Jay Creek Aboriginal Settlement]].<ref name="PALASS" /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of fossil |
* [[List of fossil stromatolite taxa]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Genus: | †Kulparia W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter, 1972 |
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| †K. kulparensis W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter, 1972
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Kulparia is a genus of fossil stromatolite-forming cyanobacteria from the late Neoproterozoic era. It is named after the town of Kulpara in South Australia, where the type specimen was found nearby.[3][4]
Description
[edit]Kulparia is a genus of cyanobacteria known from fossil stromatolites characterised by long, bumpy, almost straight columns arranged radially or parallel. Branching between columns is α- or β- parallel. Bridging and coalescing are very frequent, a wall between bridges is almost always present. Projections are moderately frequent to rare.[3][4][5]
The stromatolites of Kulparia appear similar to Minjaria and Boxonia in gross form but is distinguished by its bumpy column margins and frequent bridging and coalescing.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]K. kulparensis was initially assigned to the genus Patomia as Patomia sp. nov (Glaessner, Preiss, & Walter 1969) but was later assigned to its own genus where it became the type species.[3][4]
Two species are recognised, K. kulparensis,[4] and K. alicia.
Distribution
[edit]Fossils of K. kulparensis have been found in the Umbertana Group in the northern Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Kulpara.[4]
K. alicia fossils have been found in the Loves Creek Member of the Bitter Springs Formation in the Amaedus Basin of Western Australia, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west-south-west of Jay Creek Aboriginal Settlement.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kulparia alicia (P.E.Cloud & Semikhatov) W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter :: AlgaeBase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Kulparia kulparensis W.V.Preiss & M.R.Walter :: AlgaeBase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ a b c d e M. R, Walter (1972). "Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian and Cambrian" (PDF). Special Papers in Palaentology. 11. The Palaeontological Association.
- ^ a b c d e Preiss, W. V; B.sc. (Hons.) (1971). The Biostratigraphy and Palaeoecology of South Australian Precambrian Stromatolites (PDF). Vol. 1. Department of Geology and Mineralology University of Adelaide.
- ^ Walter, M. R.; B.So, (Hons) (1970). Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian with appendices on pseudofossils from Australian Precambrian iron-formation and greywacke (PDF). Vol. 1. Department of Geology and Mineralogy University of Adelaide.