Yorgia

Yorgia waggoneri
Temporal range: Ediacaran
Fossil of Yorgia waggoneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: †Proarticulata
Class: †Cephalozoa
Family: †Yorgiidae
Genus: †Yorgia
Ivantsov, 1999
Species:
†Y. waggoneri
Binomial name
†Yorgia waggoneri
Ivantsov, 1999

Yorgia waggoneri is a discoid Ediacaran organism. It has a low, segmented body consisting of a short wide "head", no appendages, and a long body region, reaching a maximum length of 25 cm (9.8 in). It is classified within the extinct animal phylum Proarticulata.

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