Studenicia is a genus of Ediacaran fauna which is approximately 635-545 million years old. All Ediacaran fauna are considered to be invertebrate Metazoans or multicellular organisms with no backbone.
| Studenicia Temporal range: Ediacaran
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Studenicia Gureev, 1983 |
| Species: | †S. galeiforma
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| †Studenicia galeiforma Gureev, 1983
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Description
editThe fossils are made of small casts of the body. Studenicia is a small round organism (plan view) approximately 1-2 centimeters in diameter, and flat (side view). It is distinguished from other Ediacaran genera such as Nemiana by the presence of the central tubercle and Studenicia has a simpler structure (lacking rings) than Tirasiana.[1]
Diversity
editGureev only documented one species of Studenicia which is known as Studenicia galeiforma.[1]
Discovery
editStudenicia was discovered in the Studenitsa formation of the Dniester river, near Studenitsa village, Podolia, Ukraine. The fossil was discovered by Y. Gureev and first cataloged in 1983.[2][3]
Distribution
editStudenicia has only been found in the Studenitsa formation of the Dniester river, near Studenitsa village, Podolia, Ukraine.
Ecology
editStudenecia was a sedentary organism that lived on lower plane stratification.[1] The Studenitsa Formation outcrops are composed of grey sandstones, siltstones, and mudstones, with units of multi-grained sandstones. The outcrops have a total thickness of up to 60m in certain areas.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Ivantsov, A. (2015). Upper Vendian macrofossils of Eastern Europe Middle Dniester area and Volhynia. Gritsenko, V. P.; Paliy, V.M.; Velikanov, V.A.; Konstantinenko, L. I. Moscow: Russian Academy of Sciences. ISBN 9785903825325. OCLC 949268086.
- ^ Gureev, Y. A. (1983). "Faunistic remains and fossil traces of invertebrates, their stratigraphic relation to the Upper Precambrian-Lower Cambrian section of the Middle Dneister area". Fossil Fauna and Flora of the Ukraine: 34–39.
- ^ Glaessner, Martin F. (1971). "Geographic Distribution and Time Range of the Ediacara Precambrian Fauna". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 82 (2): 509. Bibcode:1971GSAB...82..509G. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1971)82[509:gdatro]2.0.co;2.