Primocandelabrum is a genus of rangeomorph known from the Avalon-type Ediacaran biota. It makes up the brunt of some bedding plane assemblages.[1]Primocandelabrum was described by Hofmann, O'Brien, and King in 2008.[2]
^Wilby, P. R.; Carney, J. N.; Howe, M. P. A. (2011). "A rich Ediacaran assemblage from eastern Avalonia: Evidence of early widespread diversity in the deep ocean" (PDF). Geology. 39 (7): 655–658. doi:10.1130/G31890.1.
^Hofmann, H. J.; O'Brien, S. J.; King, A. F. (2008). "Ediacaran biota on Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada". Journal of Paleontology. 82 (1): 1–36. doi:10.1666/06-087.1. ISSN 0022-3360.
Primocandelabrum was described by Hofmann, O'Brien, and King in 2008. Fossil specimens of Primocandelabrum from Charnwood Forest: Primocandelabrum aelfwynnia...
assigned to the phylum Petalonamae Pflug 1972. It is similar to the genus Primocandelabrum, which is also found in the same region, but Parviscopa is smaller...
various contemporary taxa such as Charnia, Charniodiscus, Bradgatia, Primocandelabrum, Pectinifrons and others, that were effaced by partial decay by micro-organisms...
of its multifoliate nature, a trait only shared with Bradgatia and Primocandelabrum. These two taxa also occur alongside H. fordi fossils on Bed B of the...
show multiple Aspidella-like structures on the same specimen, or a Primocandelabrum-like cone visible in one of the fossils. All of the examples of fossils...
Kenchington, Dunn & Wilby 2018 Multifoliate Petalonamid similar to Primocandelabrum and Bradgatia. UK Ichnusa Debrenne et Naud 1981 Cnidarian Italy Ikaria...
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