| Longfengshania Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Longfengshania Du, 1982 |
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| Longfengshania stipitata Du, 1982
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Longfengshania is an extinct genus of enigmatic eukaryote,[1][2] ranging from the Statherian into the Ediacaran. Among the previously identified pre-Cryogenian macroalgae, Longfengshania is unique due to it possessing a stipe, blade, and holdfast-like structure.
Description
Longfengshania is most commonly found as an oval to discoidal blade sitting on top of a usually thin stipe. Specimens from the Shiwangzhuang and Jiuliqiao formations have probable holdfasts at the base of this stipe.[3]
There is a wide range of sizes between species of Longfengshania, with the largest specimens coming from the Longshan Formation, bearing blades up to 13 mm (0.5 in) long and stipes up to 20 mm (0.8 in) long. The smallest specimens come from the Doushantuo Formation, with blades up to 0.7 mm (0.0 in) or under in diameter.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Longfengshania". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ Tang, Feng; Song, Xueliang; Yin, Chongyu; Liu, Pengju; Awramik, S. M.; Wang, Ziqiang; Gao, Linzhi (May 2007). "Discoveries of new Longfengshaniaceae from the uppermost Ediacaran in eastern Yunnan, South China and the significance". Frontiers of Earth Science in China. 1 (2): 142–149. Bibcode:2007FrESC...1..142T. doi:10.1007/s11707-007-0018-1.
- ^ a b Li, Guang-Jin; Chen, Lei; Pang, Ke; Tang, Qing; Wu, Cheng-Xi; Huang, Rui; Qiu, Ming-Yang; Yuan, Xun-Lai; Zhou, Chuan-Ming (October 2024). "Macroalgal fossil Longfengshania from the Tonian Shiwangzhuang and Jiuliqiao formations in western Shandong and northern Anhui, North China". Palaeoworld. 33 (5): 1153–1169. Bibcode:2024Palae..33.1153L. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2023.09.009.
