Redlichia chinensis

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Redlichia chinensis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Redlichiida
Family: †Redlichiidae
Genus: †Redlichia
Species:
†R. chinensis
Binomial name
†Redlichia chinensis
(Walcott, 1905)

Redlichia chinensis is a n extinct species of trilobite that existed from 526 million years ago to 513 million years ago in the early Cambrian period (4th stage).[1]

Ecology

The species is a nektobenthic deposit feeder.

History

R. chinensis was discovered by Chang in 1966 in the Balang formation, China. 19 fossils have been discovered.[2][3]

Morphology

R. chinensis has a wide cephalon with a border and the glaella tapers forwards. The hypostoma has been pushed through from the underside and the genal spines are not at the occipital edge. The thorax narrows to a small pygidium and the pleurae terminate in short spines. R. chinensis is 7.5 centimeters long.[4]

Reference

  1. ^ Kobayashi, T.; Kato, F. (1951). "On the ontogeny and the ventral morphology of Redlichia chinensis with description of Alutella nakamurai, new gen. and sp". Journal of Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo. 2 (8): 99–143.
  2. ^ "Redlichia (Pteroredlichia) chinensis (Walcott 1905) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. ^ "Fossilworks: Redlichia (Pteroredlichia) chinensis". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  4. ^ "Science Source Stock Photo - Redlichia chinensis, Cambrian trilobite fossil". www.sciencesource.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

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