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Fossil Studies, 3(2), p. 123-140, 2024

DOI: 10.3390/fossils2030006

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Enigmatic Discoid and Elliptical Structures from Brioverian (Ediacaran-Fortunian) Deposits of Brittany (Armorican Massif, NW of France)

Journal article published in 2024 by Didier Néraudeau, Marc Poujol ORCID, Alfredo Loi ORCID, Jules Charrondière ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

The Ediacaran–Cambrian deposits of Brittany (Brioverian series) contain both a few isolated pluricentimetric discoid structures, dome-shaped or “donut”-shaped, and a multitude of centimetric to infracentimetric more or less elliptical fossils or pseudofossils. The discoid and elliptical Brioverian structures are compared to similar fossils and pseudofossils found worldwide, and interpreted considering both sedimentary and biological hypotheses. This synthesis of more or less enigmatical fossils from the Ediacaran–Fortunian deposits of Brittany completes the previous descriptions of more well-known discoid and elliptical Brioverian structures such as Nimbia-like and Chuaria-like fossils. It provides a better understanding of the diversity of the Brioverian fossils and original sedimentary structures.