Tiernavia
| Tiernavia Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria (?) |
| Genus: | †Tiernavia |
| Species: | †T. tiernae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tiernavia tiernae Fedonkin in Fedonkin Liñán and Perejón,1985 | |
Tiernavia is a monospecific genus of probable metazoan interpreted as a coelenterate (or even a cnidarian). It is known from the Cambrian (Ovetian, Lower Cambrian), and is preserved as casts in the Torreárboles Formation in the Sierra de Córdoba, Spain.[1]
References
- ↑ Gámez Vintaned, José Antonio; Liñán, Eladio; Mayoral, Eduardo; Dies, María Eugenia; Gozalo, Rodolfo; Muñiz, Fernando (2006). "Trace and soft body fossils from the Pedroche Formation (Ovetian, Lower Cambrian of the Sierra de Córdoba, S Spain) and their relation to the Pedroche event" (PDF). Geobios. 39 (4): 443. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2005.04.004.