Somatohelix

Somatohelix; Temporal range: Ediacaran, around 555 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	incertae sedis
Genus:	†Somatohelix
Species:	†S. sinuosus
Binomial name
	†Somatohelix sinuosus;

Somatohelix is a genus of cuvaceous, spiralling tubular fossil, 2–7 mm wide and 3–14 cm long, from the Ediacaran deposites of the South Australia that was originally interpreted as a trace fossil; a larger amount of better-preserved material since facilitated its reconstruction as the remains of an animal.^[1]

References

^ Sappenfield, A.; Droser, M. L.; Gehling, J. G. (2011). "Problematica, Trace Fossils, and Tubes within the Ediacara Member (South Australia): Redefining the Ediacaran Trace Fossil Record One Tube at a Time". Journal of Paleontology. 85 (2): 256–265. doi:10.1666/10-068.1.

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[Sappenfield2011-1] Sappenfield, A.; Droser, M. L.; Gehling, J. G. (2011). "Problematica, Trace Fossils, and Tubes within the Ediacara Member (South Australia): Redefining the Ediacaran Trace Fossil Record One Tube at a Time". Journal of Paleontology. 85 (2): 256–265. doi:10.1666/10-068.1.

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