Charniodiscus

Charniodiscus arboreus, fossil

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
incertae sedis (rangeomorph)
Genus: †Charniodiscus
Species: †C. arboreus – †C. concentricus – †C. longus – †C. oppositus – †C. procerus – †C. spinosus – †C. yorgensis

Name

Charniodiscus Ford, 1958: 213

Type species: Charniodiscus concentricus Ford, 1958, by original designation.

Synonyms

• Arborea Glaessner & Wade, 1966

References

Primary references

• Ford, T.D. 1958. Pre-Cambrian fossils from Charnwood Forest. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 31(3): 211–217. DOI: 10.1144/pygs.31.3.211 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• LaFlamme, M., Narbonne, G.M. & Anderson, M.M. 2004. Morphometric analysis of the Ediacaran frond Charniodiscus from the Mistaken Point Formation, Newfoundland. Journal of Paleontology 78(5): 827–837. DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0827:MAOTEF>2.0.CO;2 . Reference page.