UGA Stratigraphy Lab

The data is in the strata

Ptilodictya

Unbranched, bifoliate, and proximally tapering zooarium (lanceolate), with subrectangular zooecia arranged in multiple long straight rows.

Species

Ptilodictya flagellum Nicholson
Occurrence: Whitewater
Reference: Dalvé, 1948

Ptilodictya magnifica Miller
Occurrence: Whitewater
Reference: Bassler, 1906; Dalvé, 1948
Forms broad fronds

Ptilodictya nodosa James, 1879
Occurrence: Whitewater
Reference: Bassler, 1906; Dalvé, 1948
Straight, parallel-sided frond, with strong nodes in longitudinal series.

Ptilodictya plumaria James, 1878
Occurrence: Whitewater
Reference: Bassler, 1906; Dalvé, 1948
Sword-shaped, up to 2.5 cm across; intermediate in shape between P. nodosa and P. magnifica.