Cambrian euarthropod Urokodia aequalis sheds light on the origin of Artiopoda body plan

Summary: The origin and evolution of trilobated body plan of the Artiopoda, a group of epibenthic euarthropods from Cambrian Lagerstätten, remain unclear. Here we examine old and new specimens of Urokodia aequalis, one of euarthropods from the Chengjiang biota, revealing new morphological details an...

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Main Authors: Cong Liu, Dongjing Fu, Yu Wu, Xingliang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-08-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224016687