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Metzgeriothallus

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Metzgeriothallus sharonae is the oldest known liverwort fossil, dating to the Middle Devonian.^[1] It is a simple, thalloid organism. M. metzgerioides is known from more fragmentary material dating to the Carboniferous of Scotland.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Hernick, L.; Landing, E.; Bartowski, K. (2008). "Earth's oldest liverworts—Metzgeriothallus sharonae sp. nov. from the Middle Devonian (Givetian) of eastern New York, USA". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 148 (2–4): 154–162. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2007.09.002.

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Metzgeriothallus: Brief Summary

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Metzgeriothallus sharonae is the oldest known liverwort fossil, dating to the Middle Devonian. It is a simple, thalloid organism. M. metzgerioides is known from more fragmentary material dating to the Carboniferous of Scotland.

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