Paravendia Explained

Paravendia is an extinct genus of proarticulate vendiamorph that lived in the Ediacaran period, about 553 million years ago. It shares the Vendiidae family with Vendia and Karakhtia. It is a monotypic genus, with the species Paravendia janae.^[1]

Description

It is an animal that presents 'bilateral' symmetry, similar in appearance to the previously mentioned genus Vendia , with new isomers replacing the older ones.

Distribution

Ediacaran of the Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk).^[1]

See also

• List of ediacaran genera

Notes

• Zakrevskaya, Maria. Paleoecological reconstruction of the Ediacaran benthic macroscopic communities of the White Sea (Russia). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 15 September 2014.
• Freeman, Gary. The rise of bilaterians. Historical Biology 2009 03. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912960903295843

Notes and References

1. New Proarticulata from the Vendian of the Arkhangel'sk Region. Ivantsov. 2004. 38. 3. 247–253. Palaeontology.