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Myoscolex
Temporal range: Mid CambrianMyoscolex ateles Scientific classification 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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