Tirasiana

Tirasiana is a genus of disc-shaped animals from the Ediacaran period that contains three species: T. concentralis, T. coniformis and T. disciformis, all which are distinguished by the complexity of their stepped structure.[2]

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Tirasiana

Palij, 1976
Species
  • Tirasiana disciformis Palij, 1976[1]
  • Tirasiana coniformis Palij, 1976[1]
  • Tirasiana concentralis Bekker, 1977[1]

Affinity

Tirasiana moulds are thought to be discoidal body fossils of some kind, showing radial symmetry in them[3] and with a round nodule in the middle.[4]

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