Martsaphyton

Martsaphyton
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Medusozoa
Genus:
Species:
M. moxi
Binomial name
Martsaphyton moxi
Tinn et. al., 2020

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

  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. Bibcode:2020EsJES..69..223T. doi:10.3176/earth.2020.12. ISSN 1736-4728. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via Estonian Academy Publishers.