Waputikia
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| Waputikia Temporal range: Middle Cambrian, | |
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| Genus: | Waputikia |
| Species: | W. ramosa |
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| Waputikia Walcott 1919 | |
Waputikia is a possible red alga of the middle Cambrian Burgess Shale.[1] It comprises a main stem about 1 cm across, with the longest recovered fossil 6 cm in length.[1] Branches of a similar diameter emerge from the side of the main branch, then rapidly bifurcate to much finer widths. The fossils are smooth and shiny; no internal structure can be recognised.[1] 10 specimens of Waputikia are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise < 0.1% of the community.[2]
