Pectinifrons

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Pectinifrons
Temporal range: 635–541 Ma Ediacaran
File:Pectinifrons.svg
Life restoration of Pectinifrons abyssalis. Note the comb shape of its body.
Scientific classification
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Pectinifrons

Bamforth, 2008
Species:
P. abyssalis
Binomial name
Pectinifrons abyssalis
Bamforth, 2008

Pectinifrons was a rangeomorph, a member of the Ediacara biota found at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland.[1]

It was a multi-branched organism with a comb-like appearance.[1] It grew by adding fronds, then inflating them.[1]

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References

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