Biology:Dongshanocaris
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Short description: Extinct genus of arthropods
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| Genus: |  Dongshanocaris |
| Species: | D. foliiformis Hou, Bergström, Wang, Feng & Chen, 1999
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Dongshanocaris is genus of Cambrian arthropod known for being a member of the Chengjiang biota, containing the single species D. foliiformis. It was described by Hou and Bergstrom in 1999.[1] In 2013 Oxford University fellow[2] David Legg described it as "too poorly preserved to verify their identity as a valid taxa".[3]
See also
- Cambrian explosion
- List of Chengjiang Biota species by phylum
References
- ↑ Hou, X.; Bergstrom, J.; Wang, H.; Feng, X.; Chen, A. (1999) (in Chinese). The Chengjiang Fauna. Kunming: Yunnan Science and Technology Press. p. 170.
- ↑ "David Legg | University of Oxford - Academia.edu". https://oxford.academia.edu/DavidLegg/CurriculumVitae.
- ↑ Legg, David (2013). The impact of fossils on arthropod phylogeny. pp. 58. https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/bitstream/10044/1/24168/1/Legg%20PhD%20Thesis.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q104841263 entry
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