Pteridinium

Pteridinium
Temporal range: Ediacaran, 558–543 Ma[1]
Fossil of Pteridinium simplex at the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: †Petalonamae
Class: †Erniettomorpha
Genus: †Pteridinium
Gürich, 1930
Species[2]
  • P. simplex Gürich, 1930 (type species)
  • P. carolinaensis St. Jean, 1973
Synonyms[2]
  • Onegia Keller et al. 1974

Pteridinium is an erniettomorph found in a number of Precambrian deposits worldwide. It is a member of the Ediacaran biota.

  1. ^ Chen, Zhe; Zhou, Chuanming; Xiao, Shuhai; Wang, Wei; Guan, Chengguo; Hua, Hong; Yuan, Xunlai (2014). "New Ediacara fossils preserved in marine limestone and their ecological implications". Scientific Reports. 4: 4180. Bibcode:2014NatSR...4E4180C. doi:10.1038/srep04180. PMC 3933909. PMID 24566959.
  2. ^ a b "Pteridinium". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 23 February 2024.