Stromatoveris
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Stromatoveris is a genus of Cambrian ctenophore? fossil from Chengjiang deposits of Yunnan that was originally aligned with the fossil Charnia
(strictly, the Charniomorpha) from the Ediacara biota
. However, such an affinity is developmentally implausible.
Charnia
Charnia is the genus name given to a frond-like Ediacaran lifeform with segmented ridges branching alternately to the right and left from a zig-zag medial suture. The genus Charnia was named after Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England, where the first fossilised specimen was found.- Diversity...
(strictly, the Charniomorpha) from the Ediacara biota
Ediacara biota
The Ediacara biota consisted of enigmatic tubular and frond-shaped, mostly sessile organisms which lived during the Ediacaran Period . Trace fossils of these organisms have been found worldwide, and represent the earliest known complex multicellular organisms.Simple multicellular organisms such as...
. However, such an affinity is developmentally implausible.