Acanthomeridion
| Acanthomeridion serratum | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| (unranked): | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Acanthomeridiidae Hou & Bergström, 1997 |
| Genus: | Acanthomeridion Hou, Chen & Lu, 1989 |
| Species: | A. serratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthomeridion serratum Hou, Chen & Lu, 1989 | |
Acanthomeridion is an extinct arthropod found in the Chengjiang fauna deposits of China.[1] In 1997, it was placed in its own, monotypic family, Acanthomeridiidae.[2] It is known from eight specimens, all found in China.[3]
Acanthomeridion was a 35 mm-long animal, with 11 segments ending in rear-facing spines. The head features free cheeks separated by the rest of the head by sutures. This is analogous with trilobites. Otherwise, affinities are unclear. [3]
References
- ↑ X.-G. Hou, J.-Y. Chen & H.-Z. Lu (1989). "Early Cambrian new arthropods from Chengjiang, Yunnan". Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 28: 42–57.
- ↑ J. Bergstrom & X. Hou (1997). Arthropods of the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang Fauna, Southwest China. Fossils and Strata 45. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-82-00-37693-4.
- 1 2 Xiang-Hong Feng, Xian-guang Hou (2008). The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China: The Flowering of Early Animal Life. John Wiley & Sons. p. 176.
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