Cochleatina

Cochleatina is an organic-walled microfossil ('Small Carbonaceous Fossil') known from the late Ediacaran period and early Cambrian Fortunian Stage[2]. Cochleatina comprises a complex spiral ribbon structure, with a serrated outer margin. These spirals are frequently found embedded in an organic sheet.[2][3][4] Cochleatina is a rare example of a fossil taxon known to span the Ediacaran–Cambrian boundary.[2]

Cochleatina
Temporal range: Ediacaran – Fortunian[1]
Cochleatina canilovica
Scientific classification
(unranked): incertae sedis
Genus: †Cochleatina
Aseeva, 1974

Affinity

Cochleatina's biological affinity is unknown. It has been variously regarded as the fossil remains of an animal, an algae, or a protist.[2]

References
  1. Slater, Ben; Harvey, Thomas; Bekker, Andrey; Butterfield, Nicholas (2020). "Cochleatina: an enigmatic Ediacaran–Cambrian survivor among small carbonaceous fossils (SCFs)". Palaeontology: 1–20.
  2. Slater, Ben J.; Harvey, Thomas H. P.; Bekker, Andrey; Butterfield, Nicholas J. "Cochleatina: an enigmatic Ediacaran–Cambrian survivor among small carbonaceous fossils (SCFs)". Palaeontology. n/a (n/a). doi:10.1111/pala.12484. ISSN 1475-4983.
  3. "New information on the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition in the Vestertana Group, Finnmark, northern Norway, from trace fossils and organic-walled microfossils" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Organic-walled microfossils from the Ediacaran-Cambrian Global Boundary Stratotype Section, Chapel Island and Random formations, Newfoundland, Canada (PDF).


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