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Attenborites

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represents a roughly oval-shaped form preserved in Negative Hyporelief that possess a number of internally preserved grooves and ridges (variable in number) that run parallel to the long axis which typically converges towards the end of its body. The length of each specimens ranges from
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forms possessing a relatively smooth surface, with the ridges found in fossil specimens being concluded that they were actually the result of taphonomic features being formed during deflation rather than them being actual anatomical and morphological features.
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is unique from all of these other taxa in the way that it has a much more irregular morphology and the inner-outer morphology of the 52 specimens. Although there is no direct evidence of
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bias on the much coarser-grained fossiliferous beds at Nilpena. The fact that the bed contains a number of unique taxa also includes the opportunity to study another abundant fossil,
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designation "Alice's Restaurant Bed", and has been given that nickname for its abundance of rare taxa and newly described ones and is also a reference to
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environment, it should be taken note of as the preservational method suggests that a Pelagic lifestyle should at least be considered.
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First to Float: Investigating the Taphonomy and Morphology of Attenborites janae from the Nilpena Ediacara National Park
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has also been described more informally as being "adorned with internal grooves and ridges, that gives it a superficial
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The bed was given the ARB designation for "Alice's Restaurant Bed", with the designation being a reference to
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under unique and exceptional preservational conditions, and to assess the potential extent to discover the
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was described from in 2018. The bed contained a number of unique taxa that also appear in the
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This bed gives more insight into being able to evaluate communities of the South Australian
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is unique from all of these other taxa in the way that it has a much more irregular
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Droser, M. L.; Evans, S. D.; Dzaugis, P. W.; Hughes, E. B.; Gehling, J. G. (2020).
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would have looked much smoother than its fossils suggest, and would look like
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Evans, S. D.; Dzaugis, P. W.; Droser, M. L.; Gehling, J. G. (2020).
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are noticeably absent or are only represented by one specimen.
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after the English environmentalist Sir David Attenborough.
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Index

Ediacaran
Ma
Preκž’
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S
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C
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Scientific classification
Animalia
Incertae sedis
Mary L. Droser
Binomial name
Ediacaran
South Australia
Mary L. Droser
Sir David Attenborough
ARB
Arlo Guthrie
Alice's Restaurant
taxon
morphology
palaeontologists

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