Cricocosmia

Cricocosmia
Temporal range: Chengjiang
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Class:†Palaeoscolecida
Family:†Cricocosmiidae
Genus:†Cricocosmia

Cricocosmia is a genus of palaeoscolecid worm from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang biota.[1]

Fossils of prehistoric Cricocosmia species were found in the Cambrian period Maotianshan Shale geologic formation in China.

See also

  • Maotianshan shales fossils

References

  1. ↑ Han, J.; Liu, J.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, X. & Shu, D. (2007). "Trunk ornament on the palaeoscolecid worms Cricocosmia and Tabelliscolex from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang deposits of China" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 52 (2): 423–431.


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