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Project 4864: J. Ma, P. D. Taylor, F. Xia, R. Zhan, G. Sevastopulo. 2015. The oldest known bryozoan:Prophyllodictya(Cryptostomata) from the lower Tremadocian (Lower Ordovician) of Liujiachang, south-western Hubei, central China. Palaeontology. 58 (5):925-934.

Specimen: † Pachydictya (unvouchered)
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Abstract

A new cryptostome bryozoan, Prophyllodictya simplex sp. nov., is described from the Nantzinkuan Formation (Lower Ordovician, lower Tremadoc) of Liujiachang, central China. This antedates the previously oldest known bryozoan by several million years. Colony morphology and the phylogenetic position of Prophyllodictya within Cryptostomata are explored. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that Cryptostomata (except Prophyllodictya) can be divided into two major groups, and that Prophyllodictya occupies a basal position in the cryptostome tree, which accords with its simple morphology and antiquity. A close relationship is evident between bryozoans from the South China palaeoplate and those from Baltica.

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Article DOI: 10.1111/pala.12189

Project DOI: 10.7934/P4864, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4864

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4 Media 1 Matrix 1 Document 24 Taxa 4 Specimens 20 Characters Total size of project's media files: 15.43M Download Project SDD File	Total scored cells: 479 Total media associated with cells: 0 Total labels associated with cell media: 0
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	Total characters: 20 Total characters with associated media: 0 Total characters with media with labels: 0 Total character states: 54 Total character states with associated media: 0 Total character states with media with labels:0 Total unordered/ordered characters:20/0

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Creation Date:
04 September 2023
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04 September 2023
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Authors' Institutions

Natural History Museum, London

Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M29471' (24 Taxa)

taxon	unscored cells	scored cells	no cell support	NPA cells	"-" cells	cell images	labels on cell images	member access
[1] † Prophyllodictya Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[2] † Phyllodictya Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[3] † Stictopora Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[4] † Rhinidictya Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[5] † Goniotrypa Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	1	19	19	0	0	0	0	1
[6] † Athrophragma Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[7] † Pachydictya Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[8] † Stellatodictya Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[9] † Ptilodictya Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[10] † Proavella Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[11] † Escharopora Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[12] † Stictoporella Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[13] † Pseudostictoporella Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[14] † Astrovidictya Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[15] † Ptilotrypa Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[16] † Phaenopora Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[17] † Trepocrytopora Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[18] † Intrapora Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[19] † Phragmophera Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[20] † Argentinodictya Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[21] † Orbiramus Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[22] † Nekhoroshevilla Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[23] † Arthroclema Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1
[24] † Arthrostylus Taxon name last Modified on 09/04/23	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	1

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