Pseudoarctolepis
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pseudoarctolepis-200-13996189
title:
Pseudoarctolepis
text:
Pseudoarctolepis is an extinct genus of bivalved arthropod known from the Cambrian period. The type species, P. sharpi was described by Brooks & Caster in 1956 from specimens found in the Wheeler Shale of Utah. It is unusual among Cambrian arthropods for having a pair of wing-like structures projecting outwards from the carapace. A second species, P. semicircularis has been described from the Kaili Biota in South China, which differs from the type species in the fact that the wings are semicircu
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description:
Extinct genus of bivalved arthropod
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoarctolepis
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date modified:
2023-10-05T02:00:38Z
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