Pteridinium sp.
Late Precambrian
Dabis Formation
Windhoek
Namibia

Pteridinium is recognized by its distinctive three lobed body plan and remains one of the most intriguing organisms from the Ediacaran Period. Although its exact evolutionary relationships are still debated, it is considered one of the most important fossils for understanding the earliest communities of complex multicellular life.

150mm on 190mm slab. Only one from Namibia we have ever seen. Extremely rare.

See: Darroch, S. A., Gibson, B. M., Syversen, M., Rahman, I. A., Racicot, R. A., Dunn, F. S., … & Laflamme, M. (2022). The life and times of Pteridinium simplex. Paleobiology, 48(4), 527-556.

Read the original paper here: The life and times of Pteridinium (PDF opens in new tab)