IRMNG taxon details
additional source
Košir, A. (2004). Microcodium revisited: root calcification products of terrestrial plants on carbonate-rich substrates. <em>Journal of Sedimentary Research.</em> 74(6): 845-857., available online at https://doi.org/10.1306/040404740845 [details]
taxonomy source
Kabanov, P.; Anadón, P.; Krumbein, W. E. (2008). Microcodium: An extensive review and a proposed non-rhizogenic biologically induced origin for its formation. <em>Sedimentary Geology.</em> 205(3-4): 79-99., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2008.02.003 [details]
habitat flag source
Kabanov, P.; Anadón, P.; Krumbein, W. E. (2008). Microcodium: An extensive review and a proposed non-rhizogenic biologically induced origin for its formation. <em>Sedimentary Geology.</em> 205(3-4): 79-99., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2008.02.003 [details]
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Middle Miocene; West Germany (Baden). (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]
Taxonomic remark Described as fossil calcareous algae, however Kabanov et al., 2008 state: The typical Microcodium is probably a biologically induced mineralization driven by a saprotrophic microorganism or a microbial association. [details]
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