Fedomia mikhaili—A new spicule-bearing organism of sponge grade from the Vendian (Ediacaran) of the White Sea, Russia |
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Authors: | Ekaterina A Serezhnikova Andrey Yu Ivantsov |
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Institution: | aPaleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 123 Profsoyuznaya, Moscow 117997, Russia |
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Abstract: | The Vendian fossil locality on the Solza River is one of the most productive in the White Sea Region. The fossiliferous deposits belong to the Upper Vendian Verkhovka Formation correlated lithologically with strata dated at 558 ± 1 to 555.3 ± 0.3 Ma in adjacent regions. This locality is characterized by yielding more than 10 well-represented Ediacaran genera. Elongated imprints of Fedomia mikhaili, n. gen. et n. sp., are common at the Solza River fossil locality. The new taxon is characterized by its six- to eight-rayed star-shaped concave structures with diameters of 2–5 mm. The organism can be reconstructed with sacciform thin-walled body attached basally to the substrate. The star-shaped structures may be spicules that appear to be rather flexible than rigid. The new genus, Fedomia, shows some similarities to Eiffelia Walcott, 1920 from the Middle Cambrian of British Columbia, and thus is interpreted as an organism of sponge grade. The new taxon could represent an additional phylogenetic link between the Ediacaran and Cambrian worlds. |
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Keywords: | Vendian Ediacaran White Sea region Porifera Taphonomy |
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