| Pectinifrons Temporal range: 635–541 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Ediacaran | |
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| Life restoration of Pectinifrons abyssalis. Note the comb shape of its body. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | †Petalonamae |
| Class: | †Rangeomorpha |
| Genus: | †Pectinifrons Bamforth, 2008 |
| Species: | †P. abyssalis Bamforth, 2008 |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pectinifrons abyssalis Bamforth, 2008 | |
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Pectinifrons was a rangeomorph, a member of the Ediacara biota found at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland.
It was a multi-branched organism with a comb-like appearance. It grew by adding fronds, then inflating them.
See also
References
- ^ Bamforth, Emily L.; Narbonne, Guy M.; Anderson, Michael M. (2008), "Growth and Ecology of a Multi-branched Ediacaran Rangeomorph from the Mistaken Point Assemblage, Newfoundland", Journal of Paleontology, 82 (4): 763–777, doi:10.1666/07-112.1, S2CID 128922154
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