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Cricocosmia

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Extinct genus of worms

Cricocosmia
Temporal range: Chengjiang PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil specimen, Beijing Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: †Palaeoscolecida
Family: †Cricocosmiidae
Genus: †Cricocosmia
Hou & Sun, 1988
Cricocosmia infested with Inquicus

Cricocosmia is a genus of palaeoscolecid worm from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang biota.

Fossils of prehistoric Cricocosmia species were found in the Cambrian period Maotianshan Shale geologic formation in China.

See also

References

  1. 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.
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Cricocosmia


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