Rutgersella
| Rutgersella Temporal range:
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| Rutgersella truexi from the Early Silurian Shawangunk Formation of Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Rutgersella Johnson and Fox 1968 |
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Rutgersella truexi is a
vendobiont.[1]
Description
Rutgersella truexi is a flat, segmented fossil, with both radial and bilateral symmetry like rhizines".
Controversially, according to Retallack, these observations suggest affinities with lichens, and perhaps the fungal phylum Glomeromycota,[1] a statement not currently supported by more verifiable palaeontologists.[2]
Gallery
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Petrographic thin section of Rutgersella truexi from Early Silurian Shawangunk Formation of Pennsylvania
