Jaw elements in Plumulites bengtsoni confirm that machaeridians are extinct armoured scaleworms

Machaeridians are Palaeozoic animals that are dorsally armoured with serialized, imbricating shell plates that cover or enclose the body. Prior to the discovery of an articulated plumulitid machaeridian from the Early Ordovician of Morocco that preserved unambiguous annelid characters (segmental par...

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Main Authors: Parry, LA, Edgecombe, GD, Sykes, D, Vinther, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society 2019