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Erytholus

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Erytholus is a form genus created for a set of globose, chambered structures with associated vertical tubes found in the Middle Cambrian Moodlatana Formation of the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Its status as a genuine fossil organism is disputed, with some researchers proposing it instead records a geological artifact rather than biological remains, while others have suggested it could represent a slime mold or a late surviving vendobiont in the manner of the Ediacaran fossil Ventogyrus. Its taxonomic placement remains unresolved and it is treated as being of uncertain affinity.

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Source Wikipedia: ErytholusLead paragraphtier 2
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Erytholus is a form genus for problematic alleged fossils of Cambrian age in South Australia.
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1. Wikidata: Erytholus
2. Wikipedia: Erytholus
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  • Introduction
    Erytholus is a form genus for problematic alleged fossils of Cambrian age in South Australia.
  • In Group: Cambrian Problematic Fossils, Lead
    Erytholus is a form genus for problematic alleged fossils of Cambrian age in South Australia.
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