Bradgatia linfordensis
E779345
Bradgatia linfordensis is an Ediacaran-period frond-like fossil organism known from Precambrian rocks in England and considered part of some of the earliest complex multicellular life.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ediacaran biota
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fossil taxon ⓘ frond-like organism ⓘ |
| age | Precambrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charnia masoni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Ediacaran frondose fossils ⓘ |
| bodyPlan |
fractal-like branching
ⓘ
modular construction ⓘ |
| complexity | complex multicellular organism ⓘ |
| countryOfTypeLocality | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | benthic organism ⓘ |
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| era | Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| feedingMode | likely osmotrophic (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy |
D. H. Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J. B. Cowie NERFINISHED ⓘ M. D. Brasier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| fossilFoundIn |
Ediacaran sedimentary rocks
NERFINISHED
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Precambrian rocks ⓘ |
| fossilPreservation | impression fossil ⓘ |
| fossilRecordQuality | known from multiple specimens ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Ediacaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceInScience | helps constrain timing of early animal-like life ⓘ |
| kingdom | incertae sedis ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifeHabit | sessile ⓘ |
| morphology |
discoidal to sub-circular outline
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frond-like body plan ⓘ radiating lobes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bradgate Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn | Avalon-type Ediacaran assemblages ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPlacement | uncertain ⓘ |
| reproduction | unknown ⓘ |
| researchField |
Ediacaran paleobiology
ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ |
| significance | early example of complex multicellular life ⓘ |
| size | up to tens of centimeters in diameter ⓘ |
| specificEpithetHonours | Linford Quarry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| substrateAttachment | anchored to seafloor ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Ediacaran ⓘ |
| typeLocality | Charnwood Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charnwood Forest