The lobopod Onychodictyon from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstatte revisited

• Autorzy: Liu J , Shu D. , Han J. , Zhang Z. , Zhang X.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Onychodictyon ferox, from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte, is a worm−like armored lobopod with 10 pairs of dorsal plates and a pair of probable sensory appendages (“antennae”). Newly discovered complete specimens show that Onychodictyon is represented by two species: O. ferox with a “head” bearing a pair of dorsal “antennae” and a trunk with 11 pairs of limbs, whereas O. gracilis has a blunt anterior end without any appendages and a trunk with 12 pairs of limbs. Because of the close resemblance of the “antennae” of O. ferox and those of the lobopod Miraluolishania, they are considered to be homologous structures. The “antennae” of Cambrian lobopodians are proposed to be homologous with the arthropod antennulae.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Yunnan; antenna; paleontology; Chengjiang Lagerstatte; Lobopodia; Arthropoda; lobopod; Cambrian; Lower Cambrian

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 53
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.285-292,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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Liu J

• Early Life Institute and Key Laboratory for Continental Dynamics of the Ministry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China

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Shu D.

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Han J.

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Zhang Z.

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Zhang X.

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