Palaeoplatoda has a leaf-like, segmented body, that is similar to Dickinsonia, but with a narrower middle and more curved frame.
[2] On its ventral side, one can see thin ridges that generally diverge from the center and all curve in a similar direction.
The discovery was made near the Syuz’ma river in the Onega peninsula in the White Sea Region of Russia.
The fossil outcrop is interstratified sandstone and is a part of the Valdai unit of the Verkhova formation.
Specifically, 12 specimens were found on the coastal shore of the Verkhovka formation, near the Syuz’ma River.