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Charniidae

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Charniidae
Temporal range: 635–505 Ma Ediacaran
Charnia masoni.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Petalonamae
Clade: Rangeomorpha
Family: Charniidae
Glaessner 1979
Type genus
Charnia
Ford, 1958
Genera

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Charniidae is a family of rangeomorphs. It is the only non-monotypic family of Rangeomorpha.[1][2]

Distribution

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From the Ediacaran of Australia, Canada, Russia and the United Kingdom, to the Cambrian of Canada.

Taxonomy

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The family presents 6 genera:

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Steiner, Michael; Reitner, Joachim (2001). "Evidence of organic structures in Ediacara-type fossils and associated microbial mats". Geology. 12 (29): 1119–1122. Bibcode:2001Geo....29.1119S. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<1119:EOOSIE>2.0.CO;2.
  2. ^ Sun, Weiguo (1986). "Late precambrian pennatulids (sea pens) from the eastern Yangtze Gorge, China: Paracharnia gen. nov". Precambrian Research. 4 (34): 361–375. Bibcode:1986PreR...31..361S. doi:10.1016/0301-9268(86)90040-9.