Tommotia

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Tommotia
Fossil range: Early Cambrian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: ?Cephalopoda
Genus: Tommotia

Tommotia is a small shelly fossil from the Early Cambrian Period. It was previously thought to be an early cephalopod, with either squid-like tentacles or a snail-like foot. More recent investigation has shown that it is not the remains of a complete animal, but a sclerite of a larger, soft-bodied animal. The fossils called Camanella may be another type of sclerite from the same animal.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Begtson, Stefan (1970). "The Lower Cambrian fossil Tommotia". Lethaia 3: 363–392. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1970.tb00829.x. 

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