<i>Fractofusus misrai</i> (IMAGE)

Virginia Tech

<i>Fractofusus misrai</i>

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The Ediacara fossil Fractofusus misrai from the ~565 million year old Mistaken Point Formation in Newfoundland, Canada, represents the earliest Ediacara assemblage, known as the Avalon assemblage.

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Bing Shen

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