List of small shelly fossils
This page lists the Small Shelly Fossils, ordered by their type.
Whole-organism
Monoplacophoran-like
- Yochelsoniella
Scleritome elements
Elements of a scleritome, resembling Halkieria
- Halkieria
(Incomplete list, )
Probably palaeoscolecid worm sclerites:
- Palaeoscolex
- Maikhanella
(Incomplete list, )
Tomotiid-like sclerites:
- Micrina
- Eccentrotheca
(Incomplete list, )
Conical
Problematic cones:
- Paradoxiconus
(Incomplete list, )
Probable Lobopodian sclerites:
Net-like
- Microdictyon
- Onychodictyon
- Quadrataporata
Sponge spicule-like
- Chancelloria
(Incomplete list, )
Tubular
See also
- A further list available in Li, G.; Steiner, M.; Zhu, X.; Yang, A.; Wang, H.; Erdtmann, B. D. (2007). "Early Cambrian metazoan fossil record of South China: Generic diversity and radiation patterns". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 254: 229. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.03.017.
- More in Steiner, M.; Li, G.; Qian, Y.; Zhu, M. (2004). "Lower Cambrian Small Shelly Fossils of northern Sichuan and southern Shaanxi (China), and their biostratigraphic importance". Geobios 37 (2): 259. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2003.08.001.
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