Palaeoarkaya similis Mudie et al. (2026)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Mudie et al., 2026)
Last record: Late Pleistocene (Mudie et al., 2026)
Distribution & Habitat
Sea of Marmara, Turkey
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Mudie, Peta J., Meyvisch, Pjotr, Rochon, André, Roberts, Kathryn L. (2026). Enigmatic Multiplicisphaeridium-type acritarch from the Pleistocene of Marmara Sea: morphological and spectroscopic evidence for a chytrid-like new taxon. Palaeontology 69(4): e70069. https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.70069