Paranomalocaris Explained

Paranomalocaris is a genus of radiodont recovered from the Cambrian Stage 4 aged Wulongqing Formation, eastern Yunnan. It contains two species, Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis and P. simplex.[1] It is only known from its frontal appendage.

The frontal appendage features endites with numerous auxiliary spines, and at least 22 segments (podomeres), hence the specific name multisegmentalis.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Jiao. De-guang. Pates. Stephen. Lerosey-Aubril. Rudy. Ortega-Hernandez. Javier. Yang. Jie. Lan. Tian. Zhang. Xi-guang. 2021. The endemic radiodonts of the Cambrian Stage 4 Guanshan biota of South China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. en. 66. 10.4202/app.00870.2020. 236683029. 0567-7920. free.
  2. YuanYuan Wang . DiYing Huang . ShiXue Hu . 2013 . New anomalocardid frontal appendages from the Guanshan biota, eastern Yunnan . Chinese Science Bulletin . 58 . 32 . 3937–3942 . 10.1007/s11434-013-5908-x . 2013ChSBu..58.3937W . free .

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