New records of Palaeopaschichnus Palij, 1976 from the Ediacaran of Romania

The Neoproterozoic terranes of Dobrogea (East Romania) yielded imprints formed by chains of arcuate elements on bed surfaces that are identified for the first time as body fossils attributed to the worldwide Ediacaran genus Palaeopascichnus Palij, 1976. These specimens from Romania confirm the Ediacaran age of the Histria Formation. They also provide new morphological details, as well as insights into paleobiogeographic distribution and paleoenvironmental conditions of Palaeopascichnus.