New Specie Of Precambrian Animal Found In Spain

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It`s a pity there`s no picture of it!

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More about Cloudinia, the first hard mineralized living creatures (Ediacaran).

Here, they include the newrly discovered Spanish Cloudinia Carinata:

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[John]

Don't know if forum members are aware of it, but Cloudina is even found in California. It's essentially a tiny, almost amorphous tube that may be part of a larger animal. There is also debate regarding whether it is actually Precambrian or should be considered an index fossil for the very earliest Cambrian. It always appears above the Ediacaran faunas worldwide.

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Thanks for your answer!

Actually, this Cloudinia is a new genera, due to it`s highly ornamented "shell"...

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Here is more info about it, and some good pics:

Cloudinia Carinata

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On 4/22/2010 at 10:11 AM, John said:

Don't know if forum members are aware of it, but Cloudina is even found in California. It's essentially a tiny, almost amorphous tube that may be part of a larger animal. There is also debate regarding whether it is actually Precambrian or should be considered an index fossil for the very earliest Cambrian. It always appears above the Ediacaran faunas worldwide.

Yeah, I heard there were some found in the mountains east of Big Pine