New early Cambrian animal and onychophoran affinities of enigmatic metazoans

A new "armoured lobopod" from the Chengjiang fauna is described. This animal shows close affinity with the enigmatic Microdictyon. The conundrum Hallucigenia is reinterpreted as another "armoured lobopod," as are Xenusion and Luolishania.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1991-05, Vol.351 (6323), p.225-228
Main Authors: Ramsköld, L, Xianguang, Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology
Cambrian
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Geology
Invertebrate paleontology
Microdictyon
Onychophora
Paleontology
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Summary:A new "armoured lobopod" from the Chengjiang fauna is described. This animal shows close affinity with the enigmatic Microdictyon. The conundrum Hallucigenia is reinterpreted as another "armoured lobopod," as are Xenusion and Luolishania.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/351225a0