Talk:Fractofusus misrai

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THE NAME OF THIS ARTICLE MISMATCHES ITS CONTENTS!
You should change contents of this article to the description and history of the Fractofusus misrai (the extinct organism from Vendian (Ediacaran) rocks of the Newfoundland), or create separate article about geologist Shiva Balak Misra, or something another. -- Aleksey (Alnagov (talk) 22:14, 28 January 2009 (UTC))[reply]

Article has been moved to Fractofusus misrai and a proper introduction paragraph has been added, along with a reference. More references are suggested, help from the Wikipedia community is appreciated. Truthanado (talk) 14:23, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't it be its genus name? Since you can keep the contents from this article but change its title to simply just Fractofusus. Rugoconites Tenuirugosus (talk) 20:45, 24 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Very belated note in case anyone reads this, but Fractofusus actually has two species, and the other one is named Fractofusus andersoni. Both F. misrai and F. andersoni (as well as the genus itself) were first described in the same article. Monster Iestyn (talk) 01:24, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reproduction

There's some new research about how this organism reproduced:

Mitchell, Emily G.; Kenchington, Charlotte G.; Liu, Alexander G.; Matthews, Jack J.; Butterfield, Nicholas J. (3 August 2015). "Reconstructing the reproductive mode of an Ediacaran macro-organism". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature14646.
Morelle, Rebecca. "Sex life of ancient Fractofusus organism revealed". Science & Environment. BBC News. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
Switek, Brian. "How Undersea Enigmas Reproduced Before the Dawn of Sex". Phenomena. National Geographic. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

HTH HAND —Phil | Talk