Nuucichthys

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title: Nuucichthys
text: Nuucichthys is an extinct genus of stem-group vertebrates known from the Cambrian Marjum Formation of Utah, United States. The genus contains a single species, N. rhynchocephalus, known from a single individual, representing the first Cambrian vertebrate from the Great Basin region of North America. Nuucichthys provides insights into the diversity of Cambrian vertebrates, which are more rare in Laurentian deposits. Taxonomic studies recover this genus as closely related to other Laurentian stem-
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description: Genus of stem-vertebrates
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuucichthys
date created: 2024-09-05T18:49:43Z
date modified: 2024-09-10T15:10:09Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Nuucichthys_rhynchocephalus_general_views.jpg","width":1654,"height":1569}
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