Trepassia
Trepassia is a 579 million-year-old fossil of Ediacaran rangeomorph. It was first discovered by Guy M. Narbonne, a professor at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada and colleagues in 2009. Three years later, Martin D. Brasier added additional description to Trepassia. The generic name is taken from the French word, trépassés, which translates to "those that have departed forever" (or "corpses") and honors the Trepassey community in Newfoundland. It was originally described as Charnia wardi; it was referred under this synonym in a 2016 paper.
| Trepassia Temporal range: Late Ediacaran, | |
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| A large specimen of Trepassia wardae from the Drooks Formation in Newfoundland | |
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| Genus: | Trepassia wardae Narbonne, 2009 |
| Species: | T. wardae |
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| Trepassia wardae Narbonne, 2009 | |
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Charnia wardi | |
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