Pectinifrons

Pectinifrons was a rangeomorph, a member of the Ediacara biota found at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland.[1]

Pectinifrons
Temporal range: 565 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
incertae sedis
Order:
Rangeomorpha
Genus:
Pectinifrons

It was a multi-branched organism with a comb-like appearance.[1] It grew by adding fronds, then inflating them.[1]

See also

References
  1. 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


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