Biology:Tonglaiia
Tonglaiia is an extinct genus of trilobitomorph artiopod that lived during Stage 3 of the Cambrian period.[1] It is considered to be the sister taxon to the clade Conciliterga.[1] The type and only species is Tonglaiia bispinosa.
The holotype, NIGP 200050, was discovered in Malong District in 2023.[1] It measures at 2.7 centimetres (1.1 in) in length and 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in) in width[1], preserving the cephalon (head) as well as parts of the thorax and abdomen. The genus is named after Tonglai County[1], which was the former name of Malong District prior to the Tang Dynasty[2] , and the name of the type species is a combination of the Latin prefix "bi-" (double) and adjective "spinosa" (spinous), which would make the meaning of bispinosa roughly "two spines".[1]
References
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