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Charniodiscus procerus (frond)

Taxonomy
Charniodiscus procerus was named by Laflamme et al. (2004) [DISTRIBUTION: Ediacaran; North America; Mistaken Point]. Its type specimen is ROM 36046 and is an impression.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Charniodiscus procerus Laflamme et al.
2022Charniodiscus procerus PĂ©rez-Pinedo et al. pp. 785929-7 figs. 2B-C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Arboreomorpha
RankNameAuthor
genusCharniodiscus
speciesprocerus

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Charniodiscus procerus Laflamme et al. 2004 [frond]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partss
Entire body: yess
Adult length: 100 to < 1000s
Adult width: 10 to < 100s
Adult height: 100 to < 1000s
Thickness: thing
Form: sheetg
Environment: outer shelf, marines
Locomotion: stationarys
Attached: yess
Life habit: epifaunals
Diet: suspension feeders
Created: 2009-08-19 09:50:40
Modified: 2009-08-19 12:26:33
Source: s = species, g = genus
Reference: Laflamme et al. 2004

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Charniodiscus procerus (89095 89111 89114 191945)