Vinlandia

Vinlandia; Temporal range: Ediacaran PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Missing taxonomy template (fix):	Charniidae
Binomial name
	†Vinlandia antecedens; Brasier et al, 2012

Vinlandia is a monotypic genus of Petalonamid first described as a species within the genus Charnia. The species was first described in Newfoundland, Canada in 1998.^[1]. It was later reclassified into its own genus in 2012^[2]. The name Vinlandia is taken from the Old Norse name for Newfoundland, Vinland^[2].

Morphology

Vinlandia has a unipolar frond with two rows of primary branches that are irregularly spaced along a central axis. A basal attachment Holdfast (disk) is present, however it is rarely preserved^[2].

References

↑ LaFlamme, M; Narbonne, G; Greentree, C; Anderson, M (1 January 2007). The Rise and Fall of the Ediacaran Biota. Geological Society of London. pp. 395–403. ISBN 9781862395343. Search this book on
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Brasier, Martin; Antcliffe, Johnathan; Liu, Alexander (22 April 2012). "The Architecture of Ediacaran Fronds". Palaeontology. 55 (5): 1105–1124 – via Research Gate.

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[1] LaFlamme, M; Narbonne, G; Greentree, C; Anderson, M (1 January 2007). The Rise and Fall of the Ediacaran Biota. Geological Society of London. pp. 395–403. ISBN 9781862395343. Search this book on

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Brasier, Martin; Antcliffe, Johnathan; Liu, Alexander (22 April 2012). "The Architecture of Ediacaran Fronds". Palaeontology. 55 (5): 1105–1124 – via Research Gate.

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