Charniidae

Charniidae is a family of rangeomorphs. It is the only non-monotypic family of Rangeomorpha.^[1][2]

Charniidae Temporal range: 635–505 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Ediacaran
Charnia masoni.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	†Petalonamae
Clade:	†Rangeomorpha
Family:	†Charniidae Glaessner 1979
Type genus
†Charnia Ford, 1958
Genera
See text

Distribution

From the Ediacaran of Australia, Canada, Russia and the United Kingdom, to the Cambrian of Canada.

Taxonomy

The family presents 6 genera:

• †Beothukis
• †Bomakellia
• †Bradgatia
• †Charnia
• †Culmofrons
• †Paracharnia

Gallery

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  Artists interpretation of the enigmatic Bomakellia kelleri.
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  Fossil specimen of Charnia masoni.
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  Artists interpretation of Paracharnia dengyingensis.

See also

• Rangea