A putatively extinct higher taxon of Spirotrichea (Ciliophora) from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil

Abstract Fossil microeukaryotes are key elements for understanding ancient ecosystems at microscopic level and improving the knowledge on the diversification of microbial life as a whole. We describe Palaeohypothrix bahiensis gen. et sp. nov., an exceptionally well-preserved Lower Cretaceous (Berria...

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Main Authors: Thiago da Silva Paiva, Ismar de Souza Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97709-2