Occultammina
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Occultammina is a genus of xenophyophorean foraminifera known from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is notable for being the first known infaunal xenophyophore as well as for being a possible ident
The enigmatic fossil Paleodictyon has been likened to Occultammina
Foraminifera
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Foraminifera are single-celled organisms, members of a phylum or class of Rhizarian protists characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm for catching food and other uses; and commonly an external sh
Occultammina
…Occultammina is a genus of xenophyophorean foraminifera known from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is notable for being the first known infaunal xenophyophore as well as for being a possible identity for…
Ammonia tepida
Fossil nummulitid foraminiferans showing microspheric (larger) and megalospheric individuals (smaller); Eocene of the United Arab Emirates; scale in mm
Foraminiferan tests (ventral view)
The mysterious Paleodictyon has been interpreted as a fossil xenophyophore but this remains controversial.