Extended Data Fig. 8: T. miraclensis in tidal flat and lagoonal facies, Lianglitag Formation, Tarim Basin.
From: Ordovician marine Charophyceae and insights into land plant derivations
a–d, Tidal flat; a, Fenestral micrite, containing sparse bioclasts including T. miraclensis (T) and echinoderms (ech.), No.TZ73-8-83-47. b, Fenestral micrite, No.TZ161-26-52-46. c, fenestral micrite, containing T. miraclensis broken ‘stem’ and probable utricle, TZ82. d, Packstone, containing several broken ‘stems’ of T. miraclensis, No.TZ73-4857.05. e, f, Lagoonal facies; e, micrite containing T. miraclensis, Tetradium (Tet.) (coralomorph), and Zonotrichites (Zon.) (calcified cyanobacterium), No.TZ161-30-50-39. f, Micrite containing Tarimochara and amsassiaceans (Ams.), No.TZ16-15-13-12. For recognition of tidal lagoonal facies, see ref. 40.
