- Praecambridium
Taxobox
color = #taxobox colour|incertae sedis
name = "Praecambridium sigillum"
fossil_range =Ediacaran
regnum = "Incertae sedis " (Animal ia?)
phylum =Vendozoa ?
phylum_authority = Seilacher 1983
classis =Proarticulata
ordo =Dipleurozoa
familia =Dickinsoniidae
genus = "Praecambridium"
species = "P. sigillum"
species_authority = Glaessner & Wade1966 "Praecambridium sigillum" ("Sigil of the Precambrian") resembles a segmented
trilobite -likearthropod , though many experts place it within theproarticulata n familyDickinsoniidae . It is from either the LatePrecambrian or LowerCambrian ofEdiacara Hills , Australia, about 590 to 530 million years ago. This beast is known from 13 specimens. On average, "P. sigillum" had at least 5 segments, each becoming progressively larger as they approach thecephalon .External links
*Entry from "The Paleobiology Database [http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayCollectionDetails&collection_no=10521]
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