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Dickinsonia tenuis

Taxonomy

Dickinsonia tenuis was named by Glaessner and Wade (1966). Its type specimen is P13769a and is an impression. Its type locality is Ediacara Range, which is in an Ediacaran open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Rawnsley Quartzite Formation of Australia.

Synonyms

Dickinsonia brachina was named by Wade (1972). Its type specimen is SAM P17998 and is an impression.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dickinsonia tenuis by Evans et al. (2023).
Dickinsonia rex was named by Jenkins (1992). Its type specimen is SAM P40167 and is an impression.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dickinsonia tenuis by Evans et al. (2023).
Dickinsonia lissa was named by Wade (1972). Its type specimen is SAM 17466/P40134 and is an impression.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dickinsonia tenuis by Evans et al. (2023).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1966	Dickinsonia tenuis Glaessner and Wade p. 622 figs. pl. 103, Fig. 1
1972	Dickinsonia brachina Wade
1972	Dickinsonia lissa Wade
1992	Dickinsonia rex Jenkins
2023	Dickinsonia tenuis Evans et al. pp. 18-19 figs. 1E–I, J; 4C, D–I

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Dickinsoniomorpha

Rank	Name	Author
genus	Dickinsonia	Sprigg 1947
species	tenuis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Dickinsonia tenuis Glaessner and Wade 1966

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Invalid names: Dickinsonia brachina Wade 1972 [synonym], Dickinsonia lissa Wade 1972 [synonym], Dickinsonia rex Jenkins 1992 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

no hard partsg

Environment:

inner shelf, marineg

Locomotion:

slow-movingg

Life habit:

epifaunalg

Diet:

osmotrophg

Created:

2009-10-12 10:28:56

Modified:

2009-10-12 12:28:56

Source: g = genus

Reference: Fedonkin et al. 2007

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 538.80000 Ma

Collections (19 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran	635.0 - 538.8	Russian Federation	Dickinsonia tenuis (10774 191891 237032 237149)
Ediacaran	635.0 - 538.8	Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk)	Dickinsonia tenuis (191887 191889 191890)
Ediacaran	635.0 - 538.8	Australia (South Australia)	Dickinsonia brachina (191906) Dickinsonia lissa (89838 237220) Dickinsonia rex (236929 236931 236932 236933 236934) Dickinsonia tenuis (type locality: 89842 182665 182666 191905)