Marrellomorph

Marrellomorph Temporal range: Middle Cambrian–Lower Devonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N

Furca mauritanica Holotype - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Stem-group:	Arthropoda
Class:	Marrellomorpha
Genera^[1]
†Austromarrella †Acercostraca †Vachonisiidae †Vachonisia †Xylokorys †Marrellida

The Marrellomorphs are arthropods known from the Cambrian to the early Devonian.^[1] They lacked mineralised hard parts, so are only known from areas of exceptional preservation, limiting their fossil distribution.

References

1 2 Rak, Š. P. N. (2011). "A revision of the Late Ordovician marellomorph arthropod Furca bohemica from Czech Republic". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi:10.4202/app.2011.0038.

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