Archaeichnium Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Clade: | †Archaeocyatha |
Genus: | †Archaeichnium |
Species: | †A. haughtoni
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Binomial name | |
†Archaeichnium haughtoni Glaessner, 1963
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Archaeichnium is a member of the Ediacaran biota (635-542 Ma) first described by Martin Glaessner in 1963.[1][2] It is characterized as a tubular fossil found in the Nama group (570-543 Ma) of South West Africa.