Cricocosmia
| Cricocosmia Temporal range: Chengjiang | |
|---|---|
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
- ↑ Han, J., Liu, J., Zhang, Z., Zhang, X., and 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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