Actaeus (genus)
| Actaeus armatus Temporal range: Mid Cambrian, 509-497 mya | |
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| Reconstruction of Actaeus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Megacheira (?) |
| Genus: | †Actaeus |
| Species: | † A. armatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Actaeus armatus Simonetta, 1977 | |
Actaeus is a Cambrian organism with a resemblance to the great appendage arthropods. It is known from a single specimen recovered from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada.[1] The specimen is over 6 cm long and has a body consisting of a head shield, 11 body tergites, and a terminal plate.[2]
External links
- "Actaeus armatus". Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. 2011.
References
- ↑ Briggs, Derek E. G.; Collins, Desmond (1988). "A Middle Cambrian chelicerate from Mount Stephen, British Columbia" (PDF). Palaeontology 31 (3): 779–798. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ↑ Whittington, H. B. (May 12, 1981). "Rare Arthropods from the Burgess Shale, Middle Cambrian, British Columbia". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 292 (1060): 329–357. Bibcode:1981RSPTB.292..329W. doi:10.1098/rstb.1981.0033.
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