one corner of the square calyx of Mamsetia manunis Thin lines of muscle fibres demarcate the coronal muscles of the calyx and longitudinal muscles of the arm

This #FossilFriday i wanted to share this tiny #Staurozoan fossil from the Ediacaran of Newfoundland. It was the paratype of #Haootia but now belongs to #Mamsetia . We consider that it might be the #Stauropolyp. See the coronal muscle of the calyx & 1 arm. compare the arm of a modern #Lucernaria

eight armed fossil stauromedusa of Haootia quadriformis showing preserved muscles running up the arms and into the primary tentacles

For #CanadaDay 🇨🇦 i wanted to share this iconic #Ediacaran fossil. #Haootia quadriformis which was discovered by the late Professor Martin Brasier close to Port Union in @discoverygeoparknl.bsky.social. The second oldest crown group staurozoan cnidarian animal in the world. Just look at those 💪.

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

A few zooms into my painting of Haootia, commissioned by McIlroy et al (2022). #Haootia fossils from Newfoundland (Late #Ediacara, 550Ma) have the oldest evidence for animal muscles. Also pictured are #Charnia and some #Parviscopa.

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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

In 2022 I worked with McIlroy et al on a new reconstruction of Haootia (Stauroza), from the Late Ediacaran (550 Ma). The #Haootia fossils from Newfoundland, Canada, have the oldest known evidence for animal muscle tissue.

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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

In 2022 I worked with McIlroy et al on a new description of Haootia, from the Late Ediacaran. #Haootia fossils from Newfoundland have the oldest evidence for animal muscle. Also pictured are a reclining #Charnia & #Parviscopa.

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Happy #FossilFriday brought to you this week by #Haootia and #Mamsetia, staurozoan #Cnidaria from the c.565Ma #Ediacaran rocks of Newfoundland, Canada.

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A closer look at Haootia quadriformis and Mamsetia manunis.
Read the paper here: www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14...
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Here's a closer look at the 565 Million years old Haootia quadriformis – what a beautiful animal! Again, it is time to stop reconstructing these animals standing on discs.

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Say hello to the oldest animals in the fossil record (my painting of Haootia).

Read all about Haootia and the newly described Mamsetia, here: gazette.mun.ca/research/ear...

It is time to stop reconstructing these animals standing on discs!

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