Yorgia waggoneri Temporal range: Ediacaran
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Fossil of Yorgia waggoneri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | †Proarticulata |
Class: | †Cephalozoa |
Family: | †Yorgiidae |
Genus: | †Yorgia Ivantsov, 1999 |
Species: | †Y. waggoneri
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Binomial name | |
†Yorgia waggoneri Ivantsov, 1999[1]
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Yorgia waggoneri is a discoid Ediacaran organism. It has a low, segmented body consisting of a short wide "head", no appendages, and a long body region, reaching a maximum length of 25 cm (9.8 in). It is classified within the extinct animal phylum Proarticulata.[2]
Ivantsov2001
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