Corumbella fossil map
Where fossils of Corumbella have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 555 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 555 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Ediacaran & Cambrian life |
|---|---|
| Lived | 635–538.8 million years ago (Ediacaran) |
| Periods | Ediacaran |
| Family | Corumbellidae |
| Fossil records | 17 occurrences at 11 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Brazil, United States, Iran, Paraguay, Namibia |
| Rock formations | Tamengo, Wood Canyon, Kushk, Tagatiya Guazu, Urusis, Sete Lagoas |
About Corumbella
Corumbella is an extinct genus of terminal-Ediacaran animals. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Corumbellidae, and is represented by a single species Corumbella werneri. It possessed a carapace made up of thick polygonal rings in which plates with pores and papillae attest to the advent of skeletogenesis in the latest Neoproterozoic metazoan. It was sessile and somewhat resembles the later conulariids, though this similarity is likely superficial; its secretion of an aragonitic scleritome suggests a eumetazoan affinity.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Corumbella (revision 1313313831), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q19844792.
