Protonympha
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Clade:Bilateria
Genus:†Protonympha
Clarke 1903
Clarke 1903
| Protonympha Temporal range: | |
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| Holotype specimen of Protonympha salicifolia from the Late Devonian (Frasnian) Gardeau Sandstone near Naples, New York | |
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| Holotype specimen of Protonympha transversa from the Middle Devonian (Givetian) Moscow Formation near Summit, New York | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Bilateria |
| Genus: | †Protonympha Clarke 1903 |
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Protonympha is a form genus for problematic fossils of Devonian age in New York. It has been of special interest because of its morphological similarity with the iconic Ediacaran fossil Spriggina, and may have been a late surviving vendobiont.[1]
