Didazoonidae
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Didazoonidae is a family of Vetulicolia
ns containing the species Didazoon haoae, Pomatrum ventralis and Xidazoon stephanus. Their fossils are from the Maotianshan shales
Cambrian
Lagerstätte
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Vetulicolia
VetulicoliaThe phylum name, Vetulocolia, is derived from the type genus, Vetulicola, which is a compound Latin word composed of vetuli, or "old," and cola, or "inhabitant." is an extinct phylum encompassing several Cambrian organisms...
ns containing the species Didazoon haoae, Pomatrum ventralis and Xidazoon stephanus. Their fossils are from the Maotianshan shales
Maotianshan shales
The Maotianshan Shales are a series of lower Cambrian deposits in the Chiungchussu formation, famous for their Konservat Lagerstätten, or high number of fossils preserved in place...
Cambrian
Cambrian
The Cambrian is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, lasting from Mya ; it is succeeded by the Ordovician. Its subdivisions, and indeed its base, are somewhat in flux. The period was established by Adam Sedgwick, who named it after Cambria, the Latin name for Wales, where Britain's...
Lagerstätte
Lagerstätte
A Lagerstätte is a sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness.Palaeontologists distinguish two kinds....
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