Dickinsonia lissa

Dickinsonia lissa is a species in the genus Dickinsonia. Like other proarticulata, it has a bilaterally symmetric body made up of isomers.

This species is extremely elongated, and is almost ribbon-like in shape. The isomers at the head are short compared to those of the rest of the body.

Preserved Dickinsonia lissa are found in the White Sea and Ediacaran assemblage.

Mode of Life
Dickinsonia lissa lives on the seafloor, unmoving but also unattached. It feeds by absorbing nutrients from the seawater.

Time Period
Dickinsonia lissa lived between 558 and 555 million years ago, in the Ediacaran 3 Age of the Ediacaran Period.