Mawsonites spriggi Jellyfish? Fossil

 

This picture is of a Mawsonites spriggi (Glaessner & Wade, 1966) jellyfish? fossil cast. It was found in south Australia. It dates to the late Neoproterozoic Era.

The picture was taken in June 2023 on the first floor of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. USA.

 

Mawsonites spriggi (Jellyfish fossil?)

Fossil cast of Mawsonites spriggi thought to be a jellyfish imprint.  Found in South Australia and creature existed in the Late Neoproterozoic.  Fossil on display at Smithsonian Museum of Natural History on August 2010.

Learn more about it at Wikipedia.