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Inorganic objects, markings, or impressions that might be mistaken for fossils
Pseudofossils are inorganic objects, markings, or impressions that might be mistaken for fossils. Pseudofossils may be misleading, as some types of mineral
Pseudofossil
Preserved remains or traces of organisms from a past geological age
conditions of higher current velocities and greater sediment influx. Pseudofossils are visual patterns in rocks that imitate fossils but are produced by
Fossil
Rock that was subjected to heat and pressure
rock made of interlayered calcite and serpentine from the Precambrian of Canada. Once thought to be a pseudofossil called Eozoön canadense. Scale in mm.
Metamorphic_rock
Domain of life whose cells have nuclei
contested, with other authors suggesting that they might represent pseudofossils. The presence of steranes, eukaryotic-specific biomarkers, in Australian
Eukaryote
Chemical element with atomic number 25 (Mn)
Manganese oxide dendrites on limestone from Solnhofen, Germany – a kind of pseudofossil. Scale is in mm Mineral rhodochrosite (manganese(II) carbonate)
Manganese
In geology, a type of compact mass
been interpreted to be dinosaur eggs, animal and plant fossils (called pseudofossils), extraterrestrial debris or human artifacts. Detailed studies have
Concretion
Third and last era of the Proterozoic Eon
Canada, and elsewhere (see Ediacaran biota). Some were determined to be pseudofossils, but others were revealed to be members of rather complex biotas that
Neoproterozoic
Alleged fossil of unknown origin
kind (Sepkoski, 2002). P. howchini is now thought to either have been a pseudofossil, a gas escape structure or perhaps the result of a rangeomorph holdfast
Pseudorhizostomites
Rock in the field that looks interesting but is actually not
in origin (also referred to as anthropogenicite). Large fossils and pseudofossils Additional forms of leaverites include: Specimens that are too large
Leaverite
Extinct genus of sponge
structure. In 2023, a group of researchers suggested that Brooksella is a pseudofossil, finding no support for previous interpretations of it as a sponge or
Brooksella
Geological structure that looks like a fossil but whose origin is not established
such structures are either biogenic (i.e., fossil) or abiogenic (i.e., pseudofossil), the information available at the time of study is insufficient to make
Dubiofossil
Enigmatic tubular trace fossil
of an unknown gastropod-like animal leaving these traces behind or as pseudofossil of some kind. List of Ediacaran genera Chen, Zhe; Zhou, Chuanming; Meyer
Bilinichnus
Possible Palaeoproterozoic multicellular fossils from Gabon
Seilacher, interprets the structures as not organisms at all, but rather pseudofossils of inorganic pyrites. El Albani and colleagues (2014) explicitly disputed
Francevillian_biota
the earliest macroscopic eukaryotes. However, these may instead be pseudofossils. Chuanlinggou Formation 1630 Ma Yan Mountains, North China Preserves
List_of_lagerstätten
Fossilised Precambrian life forms
jiggamintia gen. et sp. nov. from the Ediacaran of Newfoundland (Canada): From pseudofossil to metazoan-grade organism". Palaeontologia Electronica. 28 (3) 28.3
List_of_Ediacaran_genera
Extinct class of simple animals
consensus now recognizes the poorly preserved holotype of Pseudovendia as a pseudofossil. List of Ediacaran genera Fedonkin, M.A. (1985). "Systematic description
Vendiamorpha
Study of decomposition and fossilization of organisms
Permineralization – Type of fossilization Petrifaction – Process of fossilization Pseudofossil – Inorganic objects, markings, or impressions that might be mistaken
Taphonomy
Extinct genus of arthropods
"Parastylonurus" rusti Ruedemann, 1926 - New York, USA (Ordovician), a pseudofossil. "Parastylonurus" sigmoidalis Kjellesvig-Waering, 1971 - Shropshire,
Parastylonurus
jiggamintia gen. et sp. nov. from the Ediacaran of Newfoundland (Canada): From pseudofossil to metazoan-grade organism". Palaeontologia Electronica. doi:10.26879/1386
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
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fossils, reported from the Itajaí Basin (Brazil), are interpreted as pseudofossils of tectonic origin by Becker Kerber et al. (2024), who propose a set
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Crystal that develops with a typical multi-branching form
dendritic mineral crystal forms are often mistaken for fossils. These pseudofossils form as naturally occurring fissures in the rock are filled by percolating
Dendrite_(crystal)
Eozoön canadense (literally, "dawn animal of Canada") is a pseudofossil. John William Dawson described the banded structures of coarsely crystalline calcite
Eozoon_canadense
Extinct genus of arthropods
"Stylonurella" modestus Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 - New York, USA (Ordovician), a pseudofossil. "Stylonurella" otisius Clarke, 1907 - Eastern USA (Silurian), reclassified
Stylonurella
Extinct genus of trilobozoan
Formation of Yunnan, China. As only one fossil has been found, it may be a pseudofossil. However as this explanation is unlikely due to geological and morphological
Lobodiscus
Order of arthropods (fossil)
known from the Ordovician have since proven to be misidentifications or pseudofossils. Today only 11 species can be confidently identified as representing
Eurypterid
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
The authors rejected the possibility that the specimen represented a pseudofossil or an embryo. The specimen is the first nodosaurid skeleton from the
Propanoplosaurus
Trace fossil
ribbed bodies composed of flexible tissue. Brasier (1979) deemed it a pseudofossil arising from turbid water flow in shallow marine or deltaic environments
Arumberia
Geological record of biological activity
were animal trails and burrows. True fossil fucoids are quite rare. Pseudofossils, which are not true fossils, should also not be confused with ichnofossils
Trace_fossil
Geologic formation in China
591–619. doi:10.1177/0144598717743995. Glaessner, M. F. (March 1980). "Pseudofossils from the Precambrian, including 'Buschmannia' and 'Praesolenopora'"
Dengying_Formation
Vessel for dinosaur embryo development
interiors are softer, erosion can separate the two, creating eggshell pseudofossils. Real egg fossils should preserve eggshell structures like pores, mammillae
Dinosaur_egg
Martian meteorite discovered in Antarctica in 1984
Allan Hills 84001 (ALH84001) is a fragment of a Martian meteorite that was found in the Allan Hills in Antarctica on December 27, 1984, by a team of American
Allan_Hills_84001
Extinct genus of sea scorpions
to other genera, identified as other animals (like crustaceans) or pseudofossils, or remains of doubtful placement. Eurypterus belongs to the suborder
Eurypterus
Extinct sponge-like organism from the Ediacaran
jiggamintia gen. et sp. nov. from the Ediacaran of Newfoundland (Canada): From pseudofossil to metazoan-grade organism". Palaeontologia Electronica. doi:10.26879/1386
Lydonia_(genus)
Dinosaur fossils
black substance" that reminded him of dendrites, which are inorganic pseudofossils. He thought it was possible that someone had skillfully painted the
Specimens_of_Archaeopteryx
Mountain in United States of America
has been analyzed for traces of Precambrian life. The findings may be pseudofossils. Little is known of the mountain's history before the John C. Frémont
Medicine_Bow_Peak
jiggamintia gen. et sp. nov. from the Ediacaran of Newfoundland (Canada): From pseudofossil to metazoan-grade organism". Palaeontologia Electronica. 28 (3) 28.3
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Demonstration of metallic salts crystallization
evidence from paleontology, that such chemical gardens may fossilize. Such pseudofossils can be very difficult to distinguish from fossilized organisms. Indeed
Chemical_garden
Geological formation in New Mexico
diadectomorphs. A bed of the formation northeast of Soccoro has the rare pseudofossil Astropolithon. This is not actually a product of living organisms, but
Abo_Formation
Geologic formation in Newfoundland, Canada
jiggamintia gen. et sp. nov. from the Ediacaran of Newfoundland (Canada): From pseudofossil to metazoan-grade organism". Palaeontologia Electronica. doi:10.26879/1386
Trepassey_Formation
Extinct genus of arthropods
limbatus Clarke & Rudemann, 1912 - New York, United States (Ordovician), a pseudofossil. Stylonuroides orientalis Shpinev, 2012 - Siberia, Russia (Devonian)
Stylonuroides
Extinct family of arthropods
Eusarcus/Paracarcinosoma. Though most of those specimens have since been identified as pseudofossils, the type specimen of Eocarcinosoma is an authentic fossil and the earliest
Carcinosomatidae
Extinct genus of arthropods
two valid species, with one other species turning out to have been a pseudofossil. Brachyopterella pentagonalis Størmer, 1934 - Ringerike, Norway (Silurian)
Brachyopterella
Range (Komi Republic, Russia). Revision of the Ediacaran fossils and pseudofossils from the Ura Formation (Patom Basin; Russia) is published by Petrov
2023_in_paleontology
Mesoproterozoic rock formation
However, these reported trace fossils are now regarded to be nonbiogenic pseudofossils. The strata comprising the Hance Rapids (lower) member is interpreted
Hakatai_Shale
Genus of Neoproterozoic cyanobacteria
the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian with appendices on pseudofossils from Australian Precambrian iron-formation and greywacke (PDF). Vol
Kulparia
Extinct genus of arthropods
based on poorly preserved fossil material, were deemed to be based on pseudofossils, and thus invalid, by Victor P. Tollerton in 2003, an assessment retained
Eocarcinosoma
eurypterid genera of New York, determining that many of them are based on pseudofossils and thus invalid. Poschmann reassigned the species Rhenopterus sievertsi
Timeline of eurypterid research
Timeline_of_eurypterid_research
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Indian, Sanskrit
Without Weakness
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English
English : variant spelling of Worthen.
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Tamil
Beautifully sung
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English : derivative of Waple (a variant of Walpole).
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Abbreviation of names like Roland.
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Spanish
Beautiful.
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Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Ray of Light
Girl/Female
Tamil
A melody, Music
Girl/Female
Indian
Shining, Goddess Lakshmi
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