''Karakhtia nessovi'' is a species of
Proarticulate from the
Ediacaran period, around 555 Million Years Ago. K. nessovi is the only species in the genus ''Karakhtia''.
The genus
Haootia has been compared minorly to ''Karakhtia'' in the way that the fossils of ''Haootia'' superficially resemble the crumpled margins of ''Karakhtia''.
See also
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Vendiamorpha
Vendiamorpha
is a class of extinct animals within the Ediacaran phylum Proarticulata.
The typical vendiamorph had an oval-shaped or round-shaped body divided completely into segmented isomers, that were arranged alternately in two rows with ...
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Vendia
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List of ediacaran genera
This is a list of all described Ediacaran genera, including the Ediacaran biota. It contains 227 genera.
References
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Ediacaran
The Ediacaran Period ( ) is a geological period that spans 96 million years from the end ...
References
Vendiamorpha
Ediacaran life
Ediacaran
Proarticulata
Enigmatic prehistoric animal genera
Taxa described in 2004
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