Anfesta stankovskii
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Anfesta stankovskii was a trilobozoa
n closely related to Tribrachidium heraldicum. It was 18 mm in diameter, and, like Albumares, was divided into three lobes, but Anfesta was circular in appearance, as opposed to its trefoil
-shaped relative. Its fossils have been found in Ediacaran
(Vendian) beds of the White Sea
area, Arkhangelsk Region in northern Russia
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Trilobozoa
Trilobozoa is an extinct taxon of organisms which displayed tri-radial symmetry. Trilobozoans were most dominant during the Ediacaran period — prior to the Cambrian explosion of modern life forms....
n closely related to Tribrachidium heraldicum. It was 18 mm in diameter, and, like Albumares, was divided into three lobes, but Anfesta was circular in appearance, as opposed to its trefoil
Trefoil
Trefoil is a graphic form composed of the outline of three overlapping rings used in architecture and Christian symbolism...
-shaped relative. Its fossils have been found in Ediacaran
Ediacaran
The Ediacaran Period , named after the Ediacara Hills of South Australia, is the last geological period of the Neoproterozoic Era and of the Proterozoic Eon, immediately preceding the Cambrian Period, the first period of the Paleozoic Era and of the Phanerozoic Eon...
(Vendian) beds of the White Sea
White Sea
The White Sea is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola Peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast. The whole of the White Sea is under Russian sovereignty and considered to be part of...
area, Arkhangelsk Region in northern Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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