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A new arthropod in chain-like associations from the Chengjiang Lagerstätte (Lower Cambrian), Yunnan, China

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A new arthropod, Synophalos xynos gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Lower Cambrian of the Chengjiang Lagerstätte, Yunnan, China. It is provisionally assigned to Crustacea, Waptiida and Waptiidae. Just one example of an isolated individual of S.xynos is known. Typically, individuals of the new species occur together in similar, robustly integrated chain-like associations. Such a strongly linked configuration is apparently unique for any arthropod, fossil or living. The ...

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10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00889.x

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Yunnan University, Kunming, China
Department:
Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology
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"Yunnan University, Kunming, China", "University of Oxford"
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Mathematical,Physical & Life Sciences Division - Earth Sciences
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"Yunnan University, Kunming, China", "University of Leicester"
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Department of Geology
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"Yunnan University, Kunming, China", "University of Leicester"
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Department of Geology
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Wiley
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Volume:
52
Issue:
4
Pages:
951-961
Publication date:
2009-07-01
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1475-4983
ISSN:
0031-0239
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English
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2010-03-03

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