Charnia is an extinct genus of frond-like lifeforms belonging to the Ediacaran biota with segmented, leaf-like ridges branching alternately to the right...

be Early Cambrian. It was not until the British discovery of the iconic Charnia that the Precambrian was seriously considered as containing life. This...

zoologist, painter and poet who is credited as the original discoverer of Charnia, the first ever known Precambrian fossil. A fossil enthusiast since childhood...

fossils of animals appear in the Ediacaran, represented by forms such as Charnia and Spriggina. It had long been doubted whether these fossils truly represented...

cnidarians, mollusks or annelids. Charnia fossils were originally found in the Charnwood Forest in England, hence named Charnia. These fossils are from marine...

g. Dickinsonia and Spriggina), Petalonamae (sea pen-like animals, e.g. Charnia), Aspidella (radial-shaped animals, e.g. Cyclomedusa) and Trilobozoa (animals...

Although the Ediacaran fossil Charnia used to be classified as a jellyfish or sea pen, more recent study of growth patterns in Charnia and modern cnidarians has...

the segments are alternate. An analysis of the growth and development of Charnia fossils through laser imaging of the holotype reveals that it cannot be...

Pg N Possibly one of the last representatives of the Ediacaran biota. Charnia masoni, a rangeomorph Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom:...

as the discoverer of the original type fossil for species Charnia masoni of the genus Charnia. He is now a professor at the China University of Geosciences...