Ediacaran macrofossils prior to the ~580 Ma Gaskiers glaciation in Newfoundland, Canada

Macrofossils of the inferred protist-grade organism Palaeopascichnus linearis occur stratigraphically beneath glacial diamictites ~580 Ma, Gaskiers-equivalent, Trinity ‘facies’ Rocky Harbour Formation on Bonavista Peninsula Newfoundland, Canada. These fossils significantly pre-date previously reported macrofossils from Avalonia and extend taphonomic window for moldic preservation macroscopic organisms beyond Gaskiers event into middle Ediacaran Period. This finding confirms long stratigraphical range palaeopascichnid worldwide informs discussions surrounding both age poorly time-constrained units in Norway Australia, formal sub-division System.