Orthrozanclus
Sign in to saveOrthrozanclus (from Greek + ( + ), "dawn scythe") is a genus of sea creatures known from two species, O. reburrus from the Middle Cambrian (~) Burgess Shale and O. elongata from Early Cambrian (~) Maotianshan Shales. Animals in this genus were one to two centimeters long, with spikes protruding from their armored bodies. The placement of this genus into a specific family is not universally accepted.
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Orthrozanclus – rodzaj wymarłych, kambryjskich zwierząt bezkręgowych żyjących ok. 505 mln lat temu. Odkryto i opisano na podstawie materiału kopalnego dwa gatunki: Orthrozanclus reburrus (2007 r.) i Orthrozanclus elongata (2017 r.).
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