Paranomalocaris

Paranomalocaris Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 4 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Frontal appendages of Paranomalocaris
Holotype of P. multisegmentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	†Dinocaridida
Order:	†Radiodonta
Family:	? Anomalocarididae
Genus:	†Paranomalocaris Wang et al. 2013
Type species
Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis Wang, Huang & Hu, 2013
species
Paranomalocaris simplex Jiao et al. 2021

Paranomalocaris is a genus of radiodont recovered from the Cambrian Stage 4 aged Wulongqing Formation, eastern Yunnan. It contains two species, Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis and P. simplex. ^[1] It is only known from its frontal appendage.

The frontal appendage features endites with numerous auxiliary spines, and at least 22 segments (podomeres), hence the specific name multisegmentalis. ^[2]

References

1. Jiao, De-guang; Pates, Stephen; Lerosey-Aubril, Rudy; Ortega-Hernandez, Javier; Yang, Jie; Lan, Tian; Zhang, Xi-guang (2021). "The endemic radiodonts of the Cambrian Stage 4 Guanshan biota of South China". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 66. doi: 10.4202/app.00870.2020 . ISSN   0567-7920. S2CID   236683029.
2. YuanYuan Wang; DiYing Huang; ShiXue Hu (2013). "New anomalocardid frontal appendages from the Guanshan biota, eastern Yunnan". Chinese Science Bulletin. 58 (32): 3937–3942. Bibcode:2013ChSBu..58.3937W. doi: 10.1007/s11434-013-5908-x .