Yorgia

Yorgia waggoneri
Temporal range: Ediacaran
Fossil of Yorgia waggoneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Proarticulata
Class: Cephalozoa
Family: Yorgiidae
Genus: Yorgia
Ivantsov, 1999
Species:
Y. waggoneri
Binomial name
Yorgia waggoneri
Ivantsov, 1999[1]

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]

  1. ^ Ivantsov, A.Y. (1999). "A New Dickinsonid from the Upper Vendian of the White Sea Winter Coast (Russia, Arkhangelsk Region)". Paleontological Journal. 33 (3): 233–241.
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