Table 2 Ediacaran stage-level biozones and their diagnostic taxa
Biozone | Carbonaceous compressions | Ediacara-type fossils | Trace fossils | Multiple or other types of fossils |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Terminal Ediacaran biozone (551 Ma – 541 Ma) | Sabellidites | Ernietta | Helminthoidichnites | Conotubus |
Tyrasotaenia | Wutubus | Palaeophycus | Gaojiashania | |
Torrowangea | Cloudina | |||
Namacalathus | ||||
Sinotubulites | ||||
Ediacara biota biozone (571–551 Ma) | Calyptrina | Andiva | Bergaueria | Charnia |
Globusphyton | Archaeaspinus | Epibaion | Charniodiscus | |
Jiuqunaoella | Armillifera | Kimberichnus | Gesinella | |
Mezenia | Atakia | Nenoxites | Liulingjitaenia | |
Sinospongia | Beothukis | Longifuniculum | ||
Bradgatia | Palaeopascichnus | |||
Conomedusites | ||||
Cyanorus | ||||
Dickinsonia | ||||
Fractofusus | ||||
Hadrynichorde | ||||
Kimberella | ||||
Lossinia | ||||
Onega | ||||
Parvancorina | ||||
Platypholinia | ||||
Podolimirus | ||||
Primocandelabrum | ||||
Spriggina | ||||
Temnoxa | ||||
Tribrachidium | ||||
Vaveliksia | ||||
Vendia | ||||
Yorgia | ||||
Zolotytsia | ||||
Taxa of uncertain age and/or found in both biozones | Eoholynia | Namalia | Archaeonassa | Shaanxilithes |
Glomulus | Nasepia | Gordia | ||
Longfengshania | Pteridinium | Helminthopsis | ||
Paleolina | Rangea | |||
Pilitela | Rugoconites | |||
Vendotaenia | Swartpuntia |
