Cricocosmia
Cricocosmia Temporal range:
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Fossil specimen, Beijing Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Class: | †Palaeoscolecida |
Family: | † |
Genus: | †Cricocosmia Hou & Sun, 1988 |
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Cricocosmia infested with Inquicus
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. & 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.
Categories:
- Maotianshan shales fossils
- Cambrian animals of Asia
- Fossils of China
- Prehistoric protostome genera
- Cambrian animal stubs