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Dickinsonia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Dickinsonia Sprigg
1955Dickinsonia Harrington and Moore
2002Dickinsonia Sepkoski
2010Dickinsonia Sperling and Vinther p. 207
2011Dickinsonia Erwin et al. pp. SOM 14
2018Dickinsonia Darroch et al. pp. Supplemental Table 1
2018Dickinsonia Hoyal Cuthill and Han p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
Life
RankNameAuthor
Dickinsoniomorpha
genusDickinsoniaSprigg 1947

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.

G. †Dickinsonia Sprigg 1947
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Dickinsonia brachina Wade 1972
Dickinsonia costata Sprigg 1947
Dickinsonia elongata Glaessner and Wade 1966
Dickinsonia lissa Wade 1972
Dickinsonia minima Sprigg 1949
Dickinsonia rex Jenkins 1992
Dickinsonia spriggi Harrington and Moore 1955
Dickinsonia tenuis Glaessner and Wade 1966
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: Vendian or 635.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) D. costata, D. tenuis (191887) D. sp. (91641 91642 91644) D. tenuis (191889 191890)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation D. costata (10255 10773) D. costata, D. tenuis (10774 191891) D. sp. (51904 51906)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0India D. sp. (209000)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Australia (South Australia) D. brachina (191906) D. costata (10280 89834 89836 191896 194102) D. costata, D. elongata, D. tenuis (89842) D. costata, D. lissa (89838) D. sp. (191904) D. tenuis (182665 182666 191905)
Vendian635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation D. costata, D. tenuis (228550)