Karakhtia
| Karakhtia nessovi Temporal range: Ediacaran, about
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| Genus: | †Karakhtia Ivantsov, 2004
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| Species: | †K. nessovi
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| Karakhtia nessovi Ivantsov, 2004
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Fossilised specimen of Karakhtia nessovi showing how it could be confused with an ancient lettuce leaf
Karakhtia nessovi is a proarticulate which resembles a lettuce leaf, and is a vendiamorph, which existed 555 ma ago in the Vendian period (late ediacaran). K. nessovi is the only species in the genus Karakhtia.
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