Epibaion

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Epibaion
Temporal range: Ediacaran,
around 558–555 Ma
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Trace fossil classification Edit this classification
Ichnogenus: Epibaion
Ivantsov, 2002
Ichnospecies
  • Epibaion axiferus Ivantsov, 2002 (type)
  • Epibaion waggoneris Ivantsov, 2011
  • Epibaion costatus Ivantsov, 2011
Epibaion waggoneris, chain of trace platforms and the imprint of the body of Yorgia waggoneri (right), which created these traces.

Epibaion is a trace fossil imprint of the Ediacaran animals of the phylum Proarticulata, which became extinct in the Precambrian. Imprints often occur in chains, which is interpreted as a feeding trace; some chains terminate in a body fossil, allowing their maker to be identified. Several specimens are known; E. waggoneris was produced by Yorgia waggoneri; E. costatus by Dickinsonia costata; and E. axiferus, the type species, has as yet not been found with a trace-maker. It is proposed that the Australian fossil Phyllozoon is also a feeding trace of Proarticulata.[1][2][3]

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