Reptamsassia n. gen. (Amsassiaceae n. fam.; calcareous algae) from the Lower Ordovician (Floian) of western Newfoundland, and the earliest symbiotic intergrowth of modular species

• Published in: Journal of Paleontology
• Main Authors: Dong-Jin Lee, Robert J. Elias, Brian R. Pratt
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Paleontological Society 2022
• Subjects: Barbace Cove; Boat Harbour; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2021.122

Modular coral-like fossils occur in thrombolitic reefal beds at two stratigraphic levels within the Lower Ordovician (Floian) Barbace Cove Member of the Boat Harbour Formation, in the St. George Group of western Newfoundland. They are here assigned to Reptamsassia n. gen.; R. divergens n. gen. n. sp...