Biology:Pectinifrons
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Short description: Extinct organism
| Pectinifrons | |
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| Life restoration of Pectinifrons abyssalis. Note the comb shape of its body. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Class: | †Rangeomorpha
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| Genus: | †Pectinifrons Bamforth, 2008
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| Species: | †P. abyssalis Bamforth, 2008
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pectinifrons abyssalis Bamforth, 2008
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Pectinifrons was a rangeomorph, a member of the Ediacara biota found at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland.[1]
It was a multi-branched organism with a comb-like appearance.[1] It grew by adding fronds, then inflating them.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bamforth, Emily L.; Narbonne, Guy M.; Anderson, Michael M. (2008), "Growth and Ecology of a Multi-branched Ediacaran Rangeomorph from the Mistaken Point Assemblage, Newfoundland", Journal of Paleontology 82 (4): 763–777, doi:10.1666/07-112.1, http://jpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/full/82/4/763
Wikidata ☰ Q7158843 entry
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