Epibaion

Epibaion; Temporal range: Ediacaran, ; around 558–555 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Trace fossil classification
Ichnogenus:	Epibaion; Ivantsov, 2002
Ichnospecies
	Epibaion axiferus Ivantsov, 2002 (type) ; Epibaion waggoneris Ivantsov, 2011 ; Epibaion costatus Ivantsov, 2011 ;

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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Epibaion Temporal range: Ediacaran, around 558–555 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Trace fossil classification
Ichnogenus:	Epibaion Ivantsov, 2002
Ichnospecies
Epibaion axiferus Ivantsov, 2002 (type) Epibaion waggoneris Ivantsov, 2011 Epibaion costatus Ivantsov, 2011