Period: 650 million to 544 million years ago. Syn.: Vendian
†Parvancorina (Genus)
†Parvancorina minchami Sprigg
Lower limit:
Branchiopoda (Class) Latreille, 1817 - branchiopods
Entire range:
†Diplichnites (Genus) Dawson, 1873
†Spriggina (Genus) Glaessner, 1958
†Spriggina floundersi Glaessner
†Triforillonia (Genus) Gehling, Narbonne & Anderson, 2000
†Triforillonia costellae Gehling et al., 2000
Lower limit:
Arthropoda (Phylum) Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
†Parvancorinomorpha J.-P. Lin et al., 2006
Entire range:
†Aspidella (Genus) Billings, 1872
Within limits:
†Halkieriidae (Family)
Entire range:
†Albumares (Genus) Fedonkin, 1976
†Albumaresidae (Family) Fedonkin, 1985
†Anabarites (Genus) Missarzhevsky, 1969
†Arkarua (Genus) Gehling, 1987
†Aspidella ternmovica
†Bradgatia (Genus) Boynton & Ford, 1995
†Bradgatia linfordensis
†Charnia (Genus) Ford, 1958
†Charnia wardi Narbonne & Gehling, 2003
†Charniidae (Family)
†Charniodiscus (Genus) Ford, 1958
†Charniodiscus arboreus
†Charniodiscus procerus M. LaFlamme et al., 2004
†Charniodiscus spinosus M. LaFlamme et al., 2004
†Conomedusites (Genus)
†Cyclomedusa (Genus) Sprigg, 1947
†Cyclomedusa plana Glaessner & Wade
†Dickinsonia (Genus) Sprigg, 1947
†Dickinsonia costata Sprigg
†Ediacara (Genus)
†Eoporpita (Genus) Wade, 1972
†Ernietta (Genus)
†Erniettamorpha (Class) Pflug, 1972
†Erniettidae (Family) Pflug, 1972
†Glaessnerina (Genus)
†Ivesia (Genus) Boynton & Ford, 1995, nom. praeocc.
†Kimberella (Genus) Wade, 1972, nom. nov.
†Mawsonites (Genus) Glaessner & Wade, 1966
†Paleophragmodictya (Genus) Gehling & Rigby, 1996
†Paracharnia (Genus)
†Phyllozoan (Genus)
†Praecambridium (Genus) Glaessner & Wade, 1966
†Pteridiniidae (Family) Richter, 1955
†Pteridinium (Genus) Gürich, 1933
†Rangea (Genus)
†Rangeidae (Family)
†Rangeomorpha (Class) Pflug, 1972
†Sinocyclocyclicus (Genus)
†Sinocyclocyclicus guizhouensis Xue et al., 1992
†Skinnera (Genus) Wade, 1969
†Swarpuntia (Genus)
†Thectardis (Genus) Clapham et al., 2004 - triangles
†Thectardis avalonensis Clapham et al., 2004
†Tribrachididae (Family) Runnegar, 1992
†Tribrachidium (Genus) Glaessner, 1959
†Tribrachidium heraldicum Sprigg
†Vendia (Genus) Keller, 1969
Lower limit:
Anthozoa (Class) Ehrenberg, 1831
Brachiopoda (Phylum) Duméril, 1806 - brachiopods
†Cloudinidae (Family) Hahn & Pflug, 1985
†Conchopeltida (Order)
Hexactinellida (Class) O. Schmidt, 1870 - hexactinellids
Hydrozoa (Class) Owen, 1843
Porifera (Phylum) Grant, in Todd, 1836 - sponges
†Protomedusae (Class)
Scyphozoa (Class) - jellyfish
Within limits:
Cnidaria (Phylum) Hatschek, 1888 - cnidarians
Monoplacophora (Class) Odhner, 1940 - monoplacophorans
Entire range:
†Annulusichnus (Genus) Zhang Luyi, 1986
†Annulusichnus regularis
†Cloudina (Genus) Germs, 1972
†Inaria (Genus)
Within limits:
†Acritarcha Evitt, 1963 - acritarchs
Within limits:
Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Eukaryota (Domain) Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
Within limits:
Cyanobacteria (Phylum) Stanier, 1974 ex Cavalier-Smith, 2002 - cyanobacteria
Within limits:
Biota
Entire range:
†Pannotia I.W.D. Dalziel, 1997 - Vendian supercontinent
Lower limit:
†Gondwana E. Suess, 1861
†Iapetus Ocean
†Khanty Ocean
†Laurentia
†Proto-Tethys Ocean
Within limits:
Aldan Shield
Anabar Shield
Arabian-Nubian Shield
Baikal Fold Belt
Baltic Shield
Cameroon N'tem Complex
Central Africa Craton
Chaillu Craton
Committee Bay Block
Congo Craton
Ethiopian Block
Greenland Shield
Guapore Craton
Guiana Shield
Indian Shield
Kaapvaal Craton
Kaminak Group
Kasaï Craton
Labrador Shield
Litchfield Complex
Luis Alves Massif
Madagascar Craton
Man Shield
Nanambu Complex
Napier Complex
Pilbara Block
Reguibat Shield
Rio de la Plata Craton
Rio de la Plata Massif
Rul Jungle Complex
São Francisco Craton
Sayan Fold Belt
Scottish Shield
Sebakwe Proto-Craton
Slave Craton
Slave Province
Superior Craton
Superior Province
Tanzanian Craton
Tarim Craton
Tuareg Shield
Ukrainian Shield
West African Craton
Wyoming Province
Yangtze Craton
Yienisei Fold Belt
Yilgarn Block
Zambian Block
Zimbabwe Craton
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