Lepidocystis fossil map
Where fossils of Lepidocystis have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 525 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 525 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 | 515.3–505.3 million years ago (Stage 3 to Wuliuan) |
| Periods | Cambrian |
| Family | Lepidocystidae |
| Named by | Foerste 1938 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 6 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | Kinzers |
About Lepidocystis
Lepidocystis is a Palaeozoic genus of imbricate lepidocystoid eocrinoid, closely related to Kinzercystis. It bore a stalk, with which it attached to firm substrates; and brachioles arising as lateral branches from its arms.
It is only known from the late Botomian = Cambrian Series 2 Kinzers Formation.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lepidocystis (revision 1327981567), 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: Q120395525.
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