Maotianoascus Explained

Maotianoascus octonarius is an extinct species of stem-group ctenophore, known from the Chinese Maotianshan shales of Yunnan.[1] It is dated to Cambrian Stage 3 and belongs to late Early Cambrian strata.

The species is remarkable for its set of eight massive lobes.

Notes and References

  1. Chen. Jun-Yuan. Schopf. J. William. Bottjer. David J.. Zhang. Chen-Yu. Kudryavtsev. Anatoliy B.. Tripathi. Abhishek B.. Wang. Xiu-Qiang. Yang. Yong-Hua. Gao. Xiang. 2007. Raman Spectra of a Lower Cambrian Ctenophore Embryo from Southwestern Shaanxi, China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104. 15. 6289–6292. 0027-8424. 25427370. 10.1073/pnas.0701246104. 17404242. 1847456. 2007PNAS..104.6289C. free.

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