Disc-shaped fossils resembling porpitids or eldonids from the early Cambrian (Series 2: Stage 4) of western USA

Disc-shaped fossils resembling porpitids or eldonids from the early Cambrian (Series 2: Stage 4) of western USA

The morphology and affinities of newly discovered disc-shaped, soft-bodied fossils from the early Cambrian (Series 2: Stage 4, Dyeran) Carrara Formation are discussed. These specimens show some similarity to the Ordovician Discophyllum Hall, 1847; traditionally this taxon had been treated as a fossi...

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Main Authors: Bruce S. Lieberman, Richard Kurkewicz, Heather Shinogle, Julien Kimmig, Breandán Anraoi MacGabhann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-06-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Porpitid
Hydrozoa
Cnidaria
Cambrian
Burgess shale type fossil
Elemental mapping
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3312.pdf

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