LICHENLIKE FOSSILS FROM THE GIVETIAN OF CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

A new genus, Flabellitha Krassilov et Jurina, gen. nov., is described based on leaflike flabellate fossils from the Givetian of central Kazakhstan. Microstructural characters suggest its affinity with foliose lichens. This is the first find of a Paleozoic representative of the group supposedly indicating a relatively early appearance of lichens.