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Ecological reconstruction of Kylinxia zhangi. (Artwork by D.-Y. Huang & H. Zeng)

Five-eyes!? Kylinxia zhangi, a new Opabinia-like fossil

Hugh / December 3, 2020 / Cambrian, evolution

Kylinxia zhangi is a newly described euarthropod with five-eyes. It is was discovered in a Cambrian aged deposit in Chengjiang, China, and was recently described in the journal Nature. Kylinxia looks remarkably like a cross between two Burgess Shale animals, Opabinia regalis and Anomalocaris canadensis. The Burgess Shale is currently dated to 506 million years […]

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Tropical Fossils: The Burgess Shale Is Not Alone!

Tropical Fossils? The Burgess Shale fossils are found in the Canadian Rockies at a latitude of 51 North. However, the fossilized animals lived and died in the tropics. This change in latitude over time is the result of the slow action of Plate Tectonics. For the last 508 Million years the North America plate has

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Five-eyes!? Kylinxia zhangi, a new Opabinia-like fossil

Tropical Fossils: The Burgess Shale Is Not Alone!

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