Akrophyllas

Akrophyllas
Temporal range: Late Ediacaran
Reconstruction of Akrophyllas longa, including close-ups of its branches.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: †Petalonamae
Class: †Arboreomorpha
Genus: †Akrophyllas
Grimes et al., 2023
Species:
†A. longa
Binomial name
†Akrophyllas longa
(Glaessner and Wade, 1966)
Synonyms

Rangea longa Glaessner and Wade, 1966

Akrophyllas is an extinct genus from the late Ediacaran of the Flinders Ranges in Australia. It is a monotypic genus, containing only Akrophyllas longa. It has a long and complicated taxonomic history, being assigned to Rangea, Charnia and Glaessnerina, as well as being compared to Trepassia and Paracharnia.

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