Myoscolex
| Myoscolex Temporal range: 517Ma Early Cambrian |
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| Myoscolex ateles | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Stem-group: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Dinocaridida |
| Order: | †Radiodonta |
| Family: | †Opabiniidae (?) |
| Genus: | †Myoscolex |
Myoscolex is a problematic fossil from the Cambrian Emu Bay Shale that, originally interpreted as an annelid, seems to be an arthropod; the possible presence of an Opabinia-like nozzle suggests a plausible relationship with that animal.[1]
References
- ^ Briggs, D. E. G.; Nedin, C. (1997). "The Taphonomy and Affinities of the Problematic Fossil Myoscolex from the Lower Cambrian Emu Bay Shale of South Australia". Journal of Paleontology 71 (1): 22–32. doi:10.2307/1306537. JSTOR 1306537.
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