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Medvezichnus

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Medvezichnus
Temporal range: Ediacaran
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Ichnogenus: Medvezichnus
Fedonkin, 1985

Medvezichnus is a peculiar ichnofossil described by Mikhail A Fedonkin in 1985 in the "Systematic Description of Vendian Metazoa".[1] The fossil of Medvezichnus pudicum is described as "a unique specimen of doubtful nature".[1] In 'Neoproterozoic Geobiology and Paleobiology', it is stated that this form requires further documentation.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Fedonkin, M. A. (1985). "Systematic Description of Vendian Metazoa". In Sokolov, B. S.; Iwanowski, A. B. (eds.). Vendian System: Historical–Geological and Paleontological Foundation, Vol. 1: Paleontology (in Russian). Moscow: Nauka. pp. 70–106.
  2. ^ Neoproterozoic Geobiology and Paleobiology. Springer. 31 May 2007. ISBN 9781402052026.