Deep water vetulicolians from the lower Cambrian of China
Vetulicolians are an enigmatic phylum of extinct Cambrian marine invertebrates. They are particularly diverse in the Chengjiang Biota of China, but representatives have been recovered from other Fossil-Lagerstätten (Cambrian Stage 3-Drumian). These organisms are characterized by a bipartite body, wh...
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| author | Shuhan Ma Julien Kimmig James D. Schiffbauer Ruibo Li Shanchi Peng Xianfeng Yang |
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| description | Vetulicolians are an enigmatic phylum of extinct Cambrian marine invertebrates. They are particularly diverse in the Chengjiang Biota of China, but representatives have been recovered from other Fossil-Lagerstätten (Cambrian Stage 3-Drumian). These organisms are characterized by a bipartite body, which is split into an anterior section and a posterior segmented section connected by a narrow constriction. Here we report new material of the genus Pomatrum from the Cambrian Balang Biota (Series 2, Stage 4) of Hunan, southern China. This is the first discovery of this vetulicolian outside of the Chengjiang Biota (Series 2, Stage 3) and the first report of vetulicolians from the Balang Biota. This finding not only suggests that this group had a wider spatial and temporal distribution than previously known, but also adds information to the overall biodiversity of the Balang Biota—one of the most important Stage 4 fossil deposits known from Gondwana. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-de7673e3a69a4f1fb40aaf91e74dd37a2025-01-24T15:05:05ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592025-01-0113e1886410.7717/peerj.18864Deep water vetulicolians from the lower Cambrian of ChinaShuhan Ma0Julien Kimmig1James D. Schiffbauer2Ruibo Li3Shanchi Peng4Xianfeng Yang5Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Institute of Palaeontology, Yunnan University, Kunming, ChinaThe Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United StatesDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United StatesYunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Institute of Palaeontology, Yunnan University, Kunming, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, ChinaYunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Institute of Palaeontology, Yunnan University, Kunming, ChinaVetulicolians are an enigmatic phylum of extinct Cambrian marine invertebrates. They are particularly diverse in the Chengjiang Biota of China, but representatives have been recovered from other Fossil-Lagerstätten (Cambrian Stage 3-Drumian). These organisms are characterized by a bipartite body, which is split into an anterior section and a posterior segmented section connected by a narrow constriction. Here we report new material of the genus Pomatrum from the Cambrian Balang Biota (Series 2, Stage 4) of Hunan, southern China. This is the first discovery of this vetulicolian outside of the Chengjiang Biota (Series 2, Stage 3) and the first report of vetulicolians from the Balang Biota. This finding not only suggests that this group had a wider spatial and temporal distribution than previously known, but also adds information to the overall biodiversity of the Balang Biota—one of the most important Stage 4 fossil deposits known from Gondwana.https://peerj.com/articles/18864.pdfVetulicoliaNicheExceptional preservationPalaeoecologyPalaeogeographyBalang Formation |
| spellingShingle | Shuhan Ma Julien Kimmig James D. Schiffbauer Ruibo Li Shanchi Peng Xianfeng Yang Deep water vetulicolians from the lower Cambrian of China PeerJ Vetulicolia Niche Exceptional preservation Palaeoecology Palaeogeography Balang Formation |
| title | Deep water vetulicolians from the lower Cambrian of China |
| title_full | Deep water vetulicolians from the lower Cambrian of China |
| title_fullStr | Deep water vetulicolians from the lower Cambrian of China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deep water vetulicolians from the lower Cambrian of China |
| title_short | Deep water vetulicolians from the lower Cambrian of China |
| title_sort | deep water vetulicolians from the lower cambrian of china |
| topic | Vetulicolia Niche Exceptional preservation Palaeoecology Palaeogeography Balang Formation |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/18864.pdf |
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