''Somatohelix'' is a genus of curvilinear, spiralling tubular fossil, 2–7 mm wide and 3–14 cm long, from the
Ediacaran deposites of the South Australia that was originally interpreted as a trace fossil; a larger amount of better-preserved material since facilitated its reconstruction as the remains of an organism of uncertain nature.
Modern analogues of organisms with a helical constructional morphology are found not only in disparate
Kingdoms
Kingdom commonly refers to:
* A monarchy ruled by a king or queen
* Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy
Kingdom may also refer to:
Arts and media Television
* ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...
, but also in multiple
domains.
See also
* ''
Cloudina''
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Corumbella
''Corumbella'' is an extinct genus of terminal- Ediacaran cnidarians. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Corumbellidae, and is represented by a single species ''Corumbella werneri''. It possessed a carapace made up of thick polygonal r ...
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Saarina
''Saarina'' are tube fossils from the Ediacaran (Vendian) and Early Cambrian marine deposits of European Russia. These fossils are comparable to the dwelling tubes of worms or cnidarians.
Occurrence
Fossils of the type species, ''S. tenera'', w ...
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Sinotubulites
''Sinotubulites'' is a genus of small, tube-shaped shelly fossils from the Ediacaran period. It is often found in association with '' Cloudina''.
Its tube has a "tube-in-tube" structure composed of several thin layers. It bears prominent longit ...
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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
Ediacaran life
Fossils of Australia
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