Taphonomy and ontogeny of a multibranched Ediacaran fossil: Bradgatia from the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Flude, Lija I., Narbonne, Guy M.
• Other Authors: Jin, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2008
• Subjects: Mistaken Point; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e08-057; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/E08-057; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/E08-057

Rangeomorphs, an extinct group of Ediacaran organisms with a fractal architecture and modular construction, occur abundantly in the Mistaken Point assemblage (575–560 Ma) of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. Bradgatia is represented by hundreds of specimens, collectively permitting analysis of i...