Praecambridium sigillum

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Praecambridium sigillum
Praecambridium sigillum and Yorgia waggoneri.
Praecambridium sigillum and Yorgia waggoneri.
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Genus: Praecambridium
Species: P. sigillum
Glaessner & Wade 1966

Praecambridium sigillum ("Sigil of the Precambrian") was a segmented trilobite-like arthropod from either the Late Precambrian or Lower Cambrian of Ediacara 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 the cephalon.

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  • Entry from "The Paleobiology Database [1]