File:Sinoflabrum antiquum.jpg

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English: Sinoflabrum antiquum Zhang & Babcock, 2001 - problematic organism from the Cambrian of Yunnan, China. (photo provided by Loren Babcock)

This bizarre fossil has narrow, radiating lobes covered with fine tubercles, plus scattered larger tubercles. A distinctive divot (at the bottom of the specimen in this photo) is present that interrupts the overall subradial symmetry.

The taxonomic identity of this organism is unknown. It's been suggested to possibly have Ediacaran affinities or poriferan (sponge) affinities.

Classification: Incertae Sedis

Stratigraphy: Wulongqing Formation, Tsanglangpuan Stage, upper Lower Cambrian

Locality: Wulongqing section, Malung County (Malong County), eastern Yunnan Province, southwestern China

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An image of a fossil specimen of S. antiquum, from the lower Cambrian of China.

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