Bomakellia
| Bomakellia Temporal range: Ediacaran | |
|---|---|
| B. kelleri trace fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | †Petalonamae |
| Family: | †Charniidae |
| Genus: | †Bomakellia Fedonkin, 1985 |
| Species: | †B. kelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bomakellia kelleri Fedonkin, 1985 | |
Bomakellia is an extinct petalonamid from the Late Ediacaran. It is estimated to have lived some 555 million years ago, and has only been found in the Ustʹ Pinega Formation in Northwestern Russia. Originally described as a primitive arthropod-like creature, more recent studies have seen it placed within the phylum Petalonamae. Bomakellia kelleri is the only species.