Protonympha

{{Short description|Genus of animal}}

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{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|Devonian}}

| image = Protonympha salicifolia.tif

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| image_caption = Holotype specimen of Protonympha salicifolia from the Late Devonian (Frasnian) Gardeau Sandstone near Naples, New York

| image2 = Protonympha transversa.jpg

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| image2_caption = Holotype specimen of Protonympha transversa from the Middle Devonian (Givetian) Moscow Formation near Summit, New York

| taxon = Protonympha

| authority = Clarke 1903

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| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision_ref = {{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

| subdivision =

• Protonympha transversa
• Protonympha salicifolia

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Protonympha is a form genus for problematic fossils of Devonian age in New York. It has been of special interest because of its morphological similarity with the iconic Ediacaran fossil Spriggina, and may have been a late surviving vendobiont.{{cite journal| journal=Lethaia| title=Reassessment of the Devonian Problematicum Protonympha as another post-Ediacaran vendobiont| author=Retallack, G.J.| volume=50| issue=3| pages=406–423| year=2018| doi=10.1111/let.12253| bibcode=2018Letha..51..406R}}