Charniodiscus

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title: Charniodiscus
text: Charniodiscus is an Ediacaran fossil that in life was probably a stationary filter feeder that lived anchored to a sandy sea bed. The organism had a holdfast, stalk and frond. The holdfast was bulbous shaped, and the stalk was flexible. The frond was segmented and had a pointed tip. There were two growth forms: one with a short stem and a wide frond, and another with a long stalk, elevating a smaller frond about 50 centimetres (20 in) above the holdfast. While the organism superficially resemble
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description: Genus of extinct Ediacaran lifeform
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charniodiscus
date created: 2006-05-10T12:20:21Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T20:19:54Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Charniodiscus_reconstruction_2022.jpg","width":809,"height":654}
fields total: 13
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