Collinsium
Collinsium Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3–Middle Cambrian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
(unranked): | Panarthropoda |
Stem group: | Onychophora |
Genus: | †Collinsium |
Collinsium was a genus of lobopodian from the early Cambrian.[1] It is represented by a single fossil species, Collinsium ciliosum, found in the Xiaoshiba Lagerstätte of China. Similar to the later Hallucigenia it was a small worm-like creature with spikes along its back and feeding tentacles near its head.[2] The generic name honors paleontologist Desmond Collins.
References
- ↑ Zimmer, Carl (July 2, 2015). "The Cambrian Explosion’s Strange-Looking Poster Child". New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Yang, Jie; Ortega-Hernández, Javier; Gerber, Sylvain; Butterfield, Nicholas J.; Hou, Jin-bo; Lan, Tian; Zhang, Xi-guang (June 29, 2015). "A superarmored lobopodian from the Cambrian of China and early disparity in the evolution of Onychophora". PNAS. 112: 8678–8683. PMC 4507230 . PMID 26124122. doi:10.1073/pnas.1505596112.
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