Here is a Vendian Ediacara fossil of the species Kimberella quadrata a from the Verkhovka Formation of the Solza River fossil site. This Kimberella quadrata fossil offers a nice and detailed preservation. The systematic position of the genus Kimberella is still controversial, as with almost all Ediacaran fossils. After the classical interpretation is Kimberella a medusa like Coelenterata. This interpretation is due more and better preserved specimens obsolete today. Today is Kimberella associated with the molluscs with some reservation. | |||
Location: | Solza River, Arkhangelsk region, Russia | ||
Plate Size : | about 25 x 13 mm | ||
Age: | Precambrian, Ediacarum, Yampol Member, Mogilev Formation, Balday Series (Ca. 570 Mill. Years) |