Nasepia fossil map
Where fossils of Nasepia 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 |
| Named by | Germs 1972 |
| Fossil records | 5 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Namibia, Australia |
| Rock formations | Urusis, Rawnsley Quartzite |
About Nasepia
Nasepia is an extinct organism from the late Ediacaran of Namibia, and was alive around 545 – 540 Ma. Noted to have a leaf-like body, it is a part of the Erniettomorpha class. It is a monotypic genus, containing only Nasepia altae.
Recent studies done in Nasepia's type locality have, through new fossil material, inferred that Swartpuntia, another erniettomorph, may either be more closely related to, or a junior synonym of Nasepia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nasepia (revision 1379846771), 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: Q115804324.
