Dickinsonia
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Dickinsonia_species_2.png/220px-Dickinsonia_species_2.png)
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Etymology
Dickinson + -ia. From being named in honour of Australian government official of South Australia, Ben Dickinson.
Proper noun
†Dickinsonia f
- A genus of uncertain taxonomic placement, extinct oval quilt-like Ediacaran animals.
Descendants
- English: dickinsoniamorph
References
Dickinsonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dickinsonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons