Zirabagtaria
Temporal range: Ediacaran
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Zirabagtaria is an solzid kimberellomorph (stem mollusk)from the Ediacaran aged Clemente Formation in Mexico discovered by the American paleontologist Mark Mcmenamin along with the stem chiton Korifogrammia and various other species in 2018.[1]

Description

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Zirabagtaria was oval shaped,a u shaped band defined its head, sclerites are preserved in the holotype.[2] [3]

Species

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There is a single species, Z.ovata.

notes

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If you click on Zirabagtaria in ref. 3 you can find the chapter about the Clemente biota from ref.1

Shortcuts

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1. For the pdf of deep time analysis a coherent view of the history of the life go to google scholar search for Zirabagtaria and find the title then, click on the pdf.

see also

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  1. .Clemente Formation
  2. .list of Ediacaran genera
  3. .Kimberella

References

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[4] Fig. 1 The Cambrian Explosion: macroevolution and biomineralization

  1. ^ Mcmenamin, Mark (2018). Deep Time Analysis A Coherent View of the History of Life. Springer Geology. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74256-4. ISBN 978-3-319-74255-7.
  2. ^ Mcmenamin, Mark (2018). Deep Time Analysis A Coherent View of the History of Life.
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Geology. Academic Press. 16 December 2020. ISBN 978-0081029091.
  4. ^ "Kimberella — A Checkered History". 4 September 2020.