Serebrina

Serebrina; Temporal range: Ediacaran
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	incertae sedis
Genus:	†Serebrina; Ischenko, 1983
Species:	†S. crustacea
Binomial name
	†Serebrina crustacea; Ischenko, 1988

Serebrina is an Ediacaran encrusting macroscopic algae first discovered by Ischenko in 1983. Very little is known of this genus. It has been found in several formations in Ukraine and Russia.

Description

Serebrina exhibits an encrusting growth form^[1] and is interpreted as a thallus, a plant body lacking leaves and stems.^[2]

Diversity

A single species, S. crustacea, is known.^[1] The species name presumably derives from the encrusting life habit.

Discovery

First described by Ischenko in 1983,^[1] Serebrina has later been found by several other paleontologists^[2]^[3] in abundance in the Verkhovka Formation in Ukraine.^[4]

Distribution

Macroscopic algae tend to be rarer in the Ediacaran fauna and are usually found in finer sediments.^[3] Serebrina has been found in several deposits, such as Mezen Syneclise and the Zimnegory Formation in Russia.^[1]^[4] The exact number of specimens found is not known for certain.

Ecology

Based on the little information available, Serebrina appears to encrust on hard surfaces.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Istchenko, A. A. (1983). "To the question about stages of development of the algal flora of the South-Western part of Eastern-European platform". Fossil Fauna and Flora of the Ukraine. III Session of the Ukrainian Paleontological Society: 70–75.
^ ^a ^b Leonov, M. V.; Ragozina, A. L. (2007). "Upper Vendian assemblages of carbonaceous micro- and macrofossils in the White Sea Region: systematic and biostratigraphic aspects". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 286 (1): 269–275. Bibcode:2007GSLSP.286..269L. doi:10.1144/sp286.19. S2CID 131474528.
^ ^a ^b Ragozina, A. L.; Leonov, M. V. "Macrophytes and Organically Preserved Microfossils in the Vendian Complex of the Southeastern White Sea Area, Russia". Abstract Volume for IGCP493.
^ ^a ^b The rise and fall of the Ediacaran biota. Vickers-Rich, Patricia., Komarower, Patricia. London: Geological Society. 2007. ISBN 9781862392335. OCLC 156823511.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[:0-1] Istchenko, A. A. (1983). "To the question about stages of development of the algal flora of the South-Western part of Eastern-European platform". Fossil Fauna and Flora of the Ukraine. III Session of the Ukrainian Paleontological Society: 70–75.

[:1-2] Leonov, M. V.; Ragozina, A. L. (2007). "Upper Vendian assemblages of carbonaceous micro- and macrofossils in the White Sea Region: systematic and biostratigraphic aspects". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 286 (1): 269–275. Bibcode:2007GSLSP.286..269L. doi:10.1144/sp286.19. S2CID 131474528.

[:2-3] Ragozina, A. L.; Leonov, M. V. "Macrophytes and Organically Preserved Microfossils in the Vendian Complex of the Southeastern White Sea Area, Russia". Abstract Volume for IGCP493.

[:3-4] The rise and fall of the Ediacaran biota. Vickers-Rich, Patricia., Komarower, Patricia. London: Geological Society. 2007. ISBN 9781862392335. OCLC 156823511.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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