Wutubus
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Genus: | †Wutubus
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Species: | †W. annularis
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†Wutubus annularis Zhe Chen, Chuanming Zhou, Shuhai Xiao, Wei Wang, Chengguo Guan, Hong Hua, and Xunlai Yuan, 2014
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2020) |
Wutubus annularis is a tubular Ediacaran fossil from China.[1] It is the only species in the genus Wutubus.Genus name was derived from the fossil locality near the village of Wuhe (Wu River) and from Latin tubus (tube), and the species epithet derived from Latin, annularis, with reference to the transverse annulae on the tube.[1]
References
- ^ a b Chen, Zhe; Zhou, Chuanming; Xiao, Shuhai; Wang, Wei; Guan, Chengguo; Hua, Hong; Yuan, Xunlai (May 2015). "New Ediacara fossils preserved in marine limestone and their ecological implications". Scientific Reports. 4 (1): 4180. Bibcode:2014NatSR...4E4180C. doi:10.1038/srep04180. PMC 3933909. PMID 24566959.