Charniidae
Plant fossil of the family rangeomorpha
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Charniidae is a family of rangeomorphs. It is the only non-monotypic family of Rangeomorpha.[1][2]
| Charniidae Temporal range: Ediacaran | |
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| Charnia masoni. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | †Petalonamae |
| Clade: | †Rangeomorpha |
| Family: | †Charniidae Glaessner 1979 |
| Type genus | |
| †Charnia Ford, 1958 | |
| Genera | |
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See text | |
Distribution
From the Ediacaran of Australia, Canada, Russia and the United Kingdom, to the Cambrian of Canada.
Taxonomy
The family presents 6 genera:
Gallery
Artists interpretation of the enigmatic Bomakellia kelleri.
Fossil specimen of Charnia masoni.
Artists interpretation of Paracharnia dengyingensis.
