Auroralumina
| Auroralumina Temporal range: Late Ediacaran, | |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction of Auroralumina attenboroughii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Medusozoa |
| Genus: | †Auroralumina Dunn et al., 2022 |
| Species: | †A. attenboroughii |
| Binomial name | |
| †Auroralumina attenboroughii Dunn et al., 2022 | |
Auroralumina is a genus of cnidarians from the Ediacaran of Charnwood Forest; the only species is Auroralumina attenboroughii. It is the earliest known animal predator. Auroralumina is the oldest crown-group cnidarian.
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