Collinsium

Collinsium; Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3–Middle Cambrian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
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. doi:10.1073/pnas.1505596112. PMC 4507230. PMID 26124122.

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[NYT-20150702-1] Zimmer, Carl (July 2, 2015). "The Cambrian Explosion's Strange-Looking Poster Child". New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2015.

[2] 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. doi:10.1073/pnas.1505596112. PMC 4507230. PMID 26124122.