Charnia Ford 1958

Eumetazoa - Rangeomorpha

Synonyms: Blackbrookia Boynton and Ford 1995, Pseudovendia Boynton and Ford 1979, Shepshedia Boynton and Ford 1995

Full reference: T. D. Ford. 1958. Pre-Cambrian fossils from Charnwood Forest. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 31(3):211-217

Parent taxon: Rangeomorpha according to F. S. Dunn et al. 2021

See also Brasier et al. 2012, Erwin et al. 2011, Hofmann et al. 2008, Laflamme et al. 2007, Liu et al. 2011 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Avalofractus, Beothukis, Bradgatia, Charnida, Charniidae, Fractofusus, Frondophyllas, Hapsidophyllas, Parviscopa, Pectinifrons, Plumeropriscum, Primocandelabrum, Rangea, Trepassia, Vauzutsinia, Vinlandia

Subtaxa: Blackbrookia oaksi Charnia gracilis Charnia grandis Charnia masoni Charnia siberica Pseudovendia charnwoodensis Shepshedia palmata

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Type: Charnia masoni

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal osmotroph

Distribution:

• Poundian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection)

• Ediacaran of Australia (3), Canada (23: Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia), China (3), the Russian Federation (5), the United Kingdom (5)

Total: 40 collections including 43 occurrences

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