A new primitive polychaete with eyes from the lower Cambrian Guanshan biota of Yunnan Province, China

Annelids are abundant and speciose in the modern world but are comparatively few in the fossil record. Primitive annelids were expected to have developed eyes and nuchal organs, but until now definitive evidence is still lacking. Based on a new specimen from the Wulongqing Formation, we describe Gao...

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Main Authors: Jun Zhao, Yujing Li, Paul A. Selden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1128070/full