Branchiocaris
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branchiocaris-263-727579
title:
Branchiocaris
text:
Branchiocaris is an extinct genus of Cambrian bivalved arthropod. The type and best known species, Branchiocaris pretiosa, was described from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada, in 1929, originally placed in Protocaris, and was placed into its own distinct genus by Briggs in 1976. Several other possible species have been described from Cambrian deposits in China, and it is also possibly known from Cambrian deposits in Utah. Branchiocaris pretiosa is around 80–90 millimetres (3.1–3.5 i
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of crustaceans
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branchiocaris
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date modified:
2023-06-09T05:53:58Z
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