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Megadictyon âśť
| Description | Megadictyon is a genus of cambrian lobopodian with similarites to Jianshanopodia and Siberion.Occasionally mis-spelt Magadictyon. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadictyon, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Megadictyon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Megadictyon Luo & Hu, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Luo, Hu, Chen, Zhang & Tao, Early Cambrian Chengjiang fauna from Kunming region, China. Yunnan Science & Technology Press Kunming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. R. Smith and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2014. Hallucigenia's onychophoran-like claws and the case for Tactopoda. Nature | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadictyon |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Megadictyon haikouensis âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2014 | Megadictyon Smith and Ortega-Hernández |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
