Cambroproteus

Cambroproteus
Temporal range:
Juvenile and adult C. lemdadensis resting on Acadoparadoxides sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Ptychopariida
Genus: †
Species:
†C. lemdadensis
Binomial name
†Cambroproteus lemdadensis
Geyer 2015[1]

Cambroproteus is a genus of ptychopariid trilobite from the Late Cambrian of Morocco.[1] It has a single known species, Cambroproteus lemdadensis, whose various features are shared with disparate groups of other ptychopariids, which make it difficult to place within other established ptychopariid families.[1]

Etymology

The generic name translates as "Cambrian Proteus."[1] This is in reference to the situation of how its varied features stymy understanding of its placement within Ptychopariida, effectively making it a marine shapeshifter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e G. Geyer. 2015. Exotic trilobites from the Lower–Middle Cambrian boundary interval in Morocco and their bearing on the Cambrian Series 3 lower boundary. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 89:749-781


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