Veprina is a rare Ediacaran coelenterate cnidarian found on the Zimny coast of the White Sea, Russia and was first described by Mikhail Fedonkin in 1980.[1]
| Veprina Temporal range: Ediacaran,
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| A photo of the Veprina fossil , photo taken by Fedonkin, 1980 | |
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| Genus: | Veprina Fedonkin, 1980
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| Species: | V. undosa Fedonkin, 1980
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Diversity
editVeprina is a monotypic genus, with its only species being V. undosa.[2][3] One trace fossil is attributed to the species.[4]
Description
editVeprina has an oval-shaped body, with a diameter up to 60mm in width, and consists of an outer and inner ribbed zone. The inner zone consist of ridges that may or may not have been tentacles. An elongated central depression of the body can be seen, which probably imparts a bilateral character, which possibly corresponds to the oral aperture.[2][3]
Discovery
editVeprina was discovered on the Zimny coast of the White Sea, Russia and was described by Mikhail A. Fedonkin in 1980.[2][3]
Distribution
editBesides being found in the White Sea, a trace fossil of Veprina was also found in the Varyshev Formation on the Derlo Rver bank, Mogilev – Podolsky, Ukraine. The fossil has been described as feeding and locomotion traces of Veprina.[4]
Ecology
editHaving only one complete fossil specimen discovered, this makes interpretations of the ecology of the animal difficult to interpret.[2][3] The trace fossil discovered in Ukraine suggests that the animal itself was capable of locomotion and was probably an active feeder.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fedonkin, Mikhail A.; Sciences), Mikhail A. (Head Fedonkin, Laboratory of Precambrian Organisms Russian Academy of; Gehling, James G.; Museum), James G. (Senior Curator Gehling, retired 6 27 2019 South Australian; Grey, Kathleen; Narbonne, Guy M.; Vickers-Rich, Patricia; University), Patricia (Director Vickers-Rich, Monash (March 16, 2007). The Rise of Animals: Evolution and Diversification of the Kingdom Animalia. JHU Press. ISBN 9780801886799. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d Fedonkin, M. A. (1980). "New representatives of the Precambrian coelenterates in the northern Russian platform". Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal. 5: 7–15.
- ^ a b c d "Systematic descriptions of Vendian metazoa". The Vendian system. Sokolov, B. S. (Boris Sergeevich), 1914-2013., Ivanovskiĭ, A. B. (Andreĭ Borisovich), Fedonkin, M. A. (Mikhail Aleksandrovich). Berlin: Springer-Verlag. 1990. pp. 86–87. ISBN 3540501428. OCLC 20490926.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b c Ivantsov, A. Y. (2015). "Atlas of macrofossils from upper Vendian and lower Cambrian of middle Dniester area and Volhynia". Upper Vendian macrofossils of Eastern Europe Middle Dniester area and Volhynia. V. P. Gritsenko, V. M. Paliy, V. A. Velіkanov, L. I. Konstantinenko, A. Sh Menasova, M. A. Fedonkin, M. A. Zakrevskaya, and E. A. Serezhnikova. Moscow. p. 113. ISBN 9785903825325. OCLC 949268086.
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