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302 / Precambrian
Funisia
Funisia dorothea
Dense stands of narrow tubes formed one of the earliest large colonial scenes.
View original image · 1536 × 1024- Time range
- About 571–560 million years ago
- Final stage
- Late Ediacaran
- Geographic range
- Shallow microbial mats · South Australia
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Funisia?
Funisia (Funisia dorothea) was an extinct organism known from About 571–560 million years ago, with a range in Shallow microbial mats · South Australia.
Life and ecology
Funisia lived upright on the seafloor and probably absorbed or filtered microscopic nutrients.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Funisia disappear?
Changing sediment, grazing and burrowing transformed mat ecosystems around the Cambrian transition.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Funisia?
Crowded bedding-plane impressions preserve transverse divisions and even-sized cohorts.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS