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Vernanimalcula Chen, Bottjer, Oliveri, Dornbos, Gao, Ruffins, Chi, Li & Davidson, 2004 †

1160635  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1160635)

 unaccepted > nomen nudum (pseudofossil (?))
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Science (Wash D C) 305 (5681), July 9
page(s): 218 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Described as the "earliest bilaterian animal'; a pseudofossil according to Bengtson et al., 2012, although Petryshyn et...  
Taxonomic remark Described as the "earliest bilaterian animal'; a pseudofossil according to Bengtson et al., 2012, although Petryshyn et al., 2013 believe that the structures are "likely biogenic". [details]
IRMNG (2025). Vernanimalcula Chen, Bottjer, Oliveri, Dornbos, Gao, Ruffins, Chi, Li & Davidson, 2004 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1160635 on 2025-03-28
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2009-04-13 22:00:00Z
created
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
2019-02-19 06:37:00Z
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2019-12-11 06:46:02Z
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2022-05-18 07:06:25Z
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2025-03-24 18:32:17Z
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original description Science (Wash D C) 305 (5681), July 9
page(s): 218 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

additional source Petryshyn, V. A.; Bottjer, D. J.; Chen, J.-Y.; Gao, F. (2013). Petrographic analysis of new specimens of the putative microfossil Vernanimalcula guizhouena (Doushantuo Formation, South China). <em>Precambrian Research.</em> 225: 58-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2011.08.003
note: alternative view ("structures are likely biogenic") [details] 

verified source for family Bengtson, S.; Cunningham, J. A.; Yin, C.; Donoghue, P. C. (2012). A merciful death for the “earliest bilaterian,” Vernanimalcula. <em>Evolution & Development.</em> 14(5): 421-427., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-142x.2012.00562.x
note: as pseudofossil [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

extant flag source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

habitat flag source original work (title/other) [details] 
Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Described as the "earliest bilaterian animal'; a pseudofossil according to Bengtson et al., 2012, although Petryshyn et al., 2013 believe that the structures are "likely biogenic". [details]

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