Biology:Charniidae
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Short description: Plant fossil of the family rangeomorpha
| Charniidae | |
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| Charnia masoni. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | †Petalonamae |
| Clade: | †Rangeomorpha |
| Family: | †Charniidae Glaessner 1979 |
| Type genus | |
| †Charnia Ford, 1958
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Charniidae is a family of rangeomorphs. It is the only non-monotypic family of Rangeomorpha.[1][2]
Distribution
From the Ediacaran of Australia, Canada, Russia and the United Kingdom, to the Cambrian of Canada.
Taxonomy
The family presents 6 genera:
- †Beothukis
- †Bomakellia
- †Bradgatia
- †Charnia
- †Culmofrons
- †Paracharnia
Gallery
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Artists interpretation of the enigmatic Bomakellia kelleri. -
Fossil specimen of Charnia masoni. -
Artists interpretation of Paracharnia dengyingensis.
See also
References
- ↑ Steiner, Michael; Reitner, Joachim (2001). "Evidence of organic structures in Ediacara-type fossils and associated microbial mats". Geology 12 (29): 1119–1122. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<1119:EOOSIE>2.0.CO;2. Bibcode: 2001Geo....29.1119S. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249520784.
- ↑ Sun, Weiguo (1986). "Late precambrian pennatulids (sea pens) from the eastern Yangtze Gorge, China: Paracharnia gen. nov.". Precambrian Research 4 (34): 361–375. doi:10.1016/0301-9268(86)90040-9. Bibcode: 1986PreR...31..361S. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256535465.
Wikidata ☰ Q19660022 entry
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