Zolotytsia
Unidentified animal
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Zolotytsia is an extinct genus of fossil animals from the late Ediacaran period (Vendian) which contains only one known species, Zolotytsia biserialis. Specimens of this species have been found in Russia, Ukraine and India.[1]
| Zolotytsia Temporal range: about | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | †Petalonamae |
| Genus: | †Zolotytsia Fedonkin, 1981 |
| Species: | †Z. biserialis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Zolotytsia biserialis Fedonkin, 1981 | |
Description
Specimens exhibit two distinctive rows of oval-shaped structures, positioned either side of a mid-line groove, each row being divided by a deep, but narrow groove. The lack of symmetry in the oval bodies has been attributed to possible deformation after death.[1]