Charnia masoni
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Charnia masoni is an extinct frond-like Ediacaran organism, notable as one of the earliest known complex multicellular fossils and a key example of Precambrian life.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ediacaran organism
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extinct species ⓘ fossil taxon ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | rangeomorph ⓘ |
| color | unknown ⓘ |
| countryOfDiscovery | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Martin Glaessner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Roger Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Charnwood Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | benthic organism ⓘ |
| extinction | Ediacaran period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingMode | osmotrophy (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Ediacaran period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRecordSignificance |
key example of Precambrian macroscopic life
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one of the earliest known complex multicellular organisms ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Avalon assemblage
NERFINISHED
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Charnian Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ Ediacara-type fossil assemblages ⓘ Leicestershire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ Newfoundland, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Charnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
approximately 565 million years ago
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late Precambrian ⓘ |
| habitat |
below photic zone
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deep-marine seafloor ⓘ |
| importanceInPaleontology | challenged view that Precambrian rocks lacked complex fossils ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | sessile ⓘ |
| mobility | non-motile ⓘ |
| morphology |
branching frond segments
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frond-like body ⓘ leaf-shaped outline ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Charnwood Forest
NERFINISHED
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Roger Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | incertae sedis ⓘ |
| preservationType | impression fossil ⓘ |
| reproduction | unknown ⓘ |
| scientificDebate |
phylogenetic position uncertain
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relationship to modern animals unclear ⓘ |
| size | up to tens of centimeters in length ⓘ |
| skeleton | absent ⓘ |
| softBodied | true ⓘ |
| symmetry | fractal-like branching pattern ⓘ |
| taphonomy | preserved on bedding planes of fine-grained sediment ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Ediacaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeSpeciesOf | Charnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1958 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charnwood Forest