Myoscolex

Myoscolex
Myoscolex
Temporal range: Mid Cambrian
Myoscolex ateles
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Stem-group: Arthropoda
Class: †Dinocaridida
Order: †Radiodonta
Family: †Opabiniidae (?)
Genus: †Myoscolex

Myoscolex is a problematic fossil from the Cambrian Emu Bay Shale that, originally interpreted as an annelid, seems to be an arthropod; the possible presence of an Opabinia-like nozzle suggests a plausible relationship with that animal.[1]

References

  1. ^ Briggs, D. E. G.; Nedin, C. (1997). "The Taphonomy and Affinities of the Problematic Fossil Myoscolex from the Lower Cambrian Emu Bay Shale of South Australia". Journal of Paleontology 71 (1): 22–32. doi:10.2307/1306537. JSTOR 1306537.  edit


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