Taungurungia gen. nov., from the Lower Devonian of Yea, central Victoria, Australia Author McSweeney, Fearghus R. Author Shimeta, Jeff Author Buckeridge, John St J. S. text Memoirs of Museum Victoria 2022 2022-12-31 81 43 53 http://dx.doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.2022.81.03 journal article 54687 10.24199/j.mmv.2022.81.03 045422f6-7c32-4639-bee7-20afa0356f60 1447-2554 8065455 Taungurungia garrattii McSweeney, Shimeta and Buckeridge , sp. nov. Figures 3–10 Species diagnosis : As for genus. Plant at least 185 mm high with axes at least 7.8 mm wide. Emergences up to 1.5 mm wide and 3.4 mm long. Mature axes terminate in a single ovate sporangium at least 7.5 mm wide and at least 15.5 mm long. Small fusiform to elliptical bodies (buds/sterile sporangia) 0.5 mm wide and 1 mm long, some with short stalks occurring on all axes. Etymology : Named for Michael Garratt in recognition of his work in Palaeozoic palaeontology, especially on brachiopods. Holotype : NMV P257028.1 (part; F103-1p) and NMV P257028.2 (counterpart; F103-1cp), part and counterpart respectively. Locality : The exposure occurs on the Goulburn Valley Highway (B340) 5 km west of Yea and was designated F103 by Garratt (1980) . 37° 12' 30" S ; 145° 21' 56" E . Stratigraphy and age : Norton Gully Sandstone Formation, late Pragian–Emsian, Lower Devonian.