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Megacheira
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| Rank | class (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Megacheira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | X. Hou and J. Bergström. 1997. Arthropods of the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna, southwest China. Fossils & Strata 45:1-116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Fortiforcipida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Leanchoiliida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Yohoiida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 24 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Kootenichelidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1997 | Megacheira Hou and Bergström |
References
| Hou X., Bergström J. (1997) Arthropods of the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna, southwest China, Fossils & Strata 45, 1-116 |
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!
