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Rangeomorpha

Rangeomorpha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Rangeomorpha Sepkoski
2008Rangeomorpha Hofmann et al. p. 16
2011Rangeomorpha Erwin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
orderRangeomorpha
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orderRangeomorpha

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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G. †Avalofractus Narbonne et al. 2009
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†Avalofractus abaculus Narbonne et al. 2009
G. †Beothukis Brasier and Antcliffe 2009
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†Beothukis mistakensis Brasier and Antcliffe 2009
G. †Bradgatia Boynton and Ford 1995
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†Bradgatia linfordensis Boynton and Ford 1995
Unr. †Charnida Narbonne et al. 2009
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G. †Culmofrons Laflamme et al. 2012
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†Culmofrons plumosa Laflamme et al. 2012
Fm. †Charniidae Glaessner 1979
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G. †Charnia Ford 1958
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†Charnia grandis Glaessner and Wade 1966
†Charnia masoni Ford 1958
†Charnia siberica Sokolov 1972
G. †Fractofusus Gehling and Narbonne 2007 [Spindle]
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†Fractofusus andersoni Gehling and Narbonne 2007 [Spindle]
†Fractofusus misrai Gehling and Narbonne 2007 [Spindle]
G. †Frondophyllas Bamforth and Narbonne 2009
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†Frondophyllas grandis Bamforth and Narbonne 2009
G. †Hapsidophyllas Bamforth and Narbonne 2009
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†Hapsidophyllas flexibilis Bamforth and Narbonne 2009
G. †Pectinifrons Bamforth et al. 2008 [Pectinate]
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†Pectinifrons abyssalis Bamforth et al. 2008 [Pectinate]
G. †Rangea Gurich 1930
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†Rangea schneiderhoehni Gurich 1929
†Rangea siberica Sokolov 1972
G. †Trepassia Narbonne et al. 2009
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†Trepassia wardae Narbonne and Gehling 2003
G. †Vinlandia Brasier et al. 2012
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†Vinlandia antecedens Laflamme et al. 2007
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. H. Erwin et al. 2011Rangeomorphs are a monophyletic clade of modular organisms composed of unique self-similar leaf-like structures termed frondlets. These frondlets consist of a repetitive branching pattern that is identical throughout at least three orders of branching. At least two separate branching architectures represent separate clades within the rangeomorphs: Charnia-type and Rangea-Type (93). In many species, modular units are acquired early in ontogeny and inflate in size with growth. The repeated branching of the rangeomorph frondlet results in a significant increase in surface area, which was necessary for osmotrophy.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partso
Created: 2009-10-13 08:27:38
Modified: 2009-10-13 10:27:38
Source: o = order
Reference: Fedonkin et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Poundian to the top of the Ediacaran or 570.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0United Kingdom (England) Charnia masoni, Bradgatia linfordensis (228457)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Australia (South Australia) Rangea grandis (89842) R. plumes, Charnia sp., Rangea sp. (191904 191905) R. plumes, Rangea sp. (191906)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Charnia masoni, Fractofusus andersoni, Beothukis mistakensis (231368)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Namibia (Southeastern Namibia) Bradgatia sp. (89797)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation (Sakha) Charnia masoni (99226)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Canada (Newfoundland) Bradgatia sp., Frondophyllas grandis, Charnia sp. B (207806) Charnia sp. A, Frondophyllas grandis, Charnia sp. B (207807)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0United Kingdom Charnia masoni (153338)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) Charnia sp. (91644) Rangea schneiderhoehni (207834) Rangea sp. (91643 91650)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Canada (British Columbia) Bradgatia sp. (231439)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Namibia Rangea schneiderhoehni (6712 10397) Rangea schneiderhoeni (207853 207854 207855) Rangea sp. (9881)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Bradgatia linfordensis (80323 80327 89121) Bradgatia linfordensis, Fractofusus misrai (89122) Bradgatia linfordensis, Fractofusus misrai, Pectinifrons abyssalis, Hapsidophyllas sp., Hapsidophyllas flexibilis (89116) Bradgatia linfordensis, Pectinifrons abyssalis (89114 89115 191945) Bradgatia linfordensis, Pectinifrons abyssalis, Beothukis sp. (191946) Bradgatia sp., Vinlandia sp. (160728) Charnia antecedens (80322 80324 80333 80335 80347 80353) Charnia antecedens, Bradgatia linfordensis (80326) Charnia antecedens, Bradgatia linfordensis, Fractofusus andersoni (80341) Charnia masoni (80332 89209) Charnia masoni, Avalofractus abaculus, Beothukis mistakensis, Trepassia wardae (90710) Charnia masoni, Bradgatia linfordensis (80342) Charnia masoni, Bradgatia linfordensis, Fractofusus andersoni, Beothukis mistakensis (89119) Charnia masoni, Bradgatia linfordensis, Fractofusus misrai, Fractofusus andersoni, Beothukis mistakensis, Hapsidophyllas flexibilis (89095) Charnia masoni, Charnia antecedens (80349) Charnia masoni, Charnia antecedens, Bradgatia linfordensis (80325) Charnia masoni, Charnia antecedens, Bradgatia linfordensis, Fractofusus misrai (80348 80350) Charnia masoni, Charnia antecedens, Charnia wardi (51741) Charnia masoni, Charnia grandis, Charnia antecedens (80351) Charnia masoni, Charnia wardi (51740) Charnia masoni, Fractofusus andersoni, Beothukis mistakensis, Charnia wardi, Trepassia wardae (89096) Charnia masoni, Pectinifrons abyssalis (89118) Charnia masoni, Pectinifrons abyssalis, Hapsidophyllas flexibilis (89111) Fractofusus andersoni (80337 80340) Hapsidophyllas flexibilis (207808) Rangeomorpha indet., Charnia sp., Charnia masoni, Bradgatia linfordensis (51742)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation Charnia sp. (51904 51905)
Poundian570.0 - 538.8Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Charnia masoni (10285)