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Herpetogaster from the early Cambrian of Nevada (Series 2, Stage 4) and its implications for the evolution of deuterostomes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2018

JULIEN KIMMIG ,
RONALD C. MEYER  and
BRUCE S. LIEBERMAN
JULIEN KIMMIG*
Affiliation:
Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
RONALD C. MEYER
Affiliation:
352e Raintree Court, Louisville, CO 80027, USA
BRUCE S. LIEBERMAN
Affiliation:
Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
*
†Author for correspondence: jkimmig@ku.edu
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Abstract

The Pioche Formation of SE Nevada preserves a diverse soft-bodied fauna from the early and middle Cambrian (Series 2–3: Stage 4–5). While the fauna is dominated by arthropods, animals belonging to other taxa can be found. Here we document the first occurrence of Herpetogaster collinsi outside the Burgess Shale. Further, the specimens are from the Nephrolenellus multinodus biozone and thus represent the oldest occurrence of the species, as well as possibly the earliest soft-bodied deuterostomes in Laurentia.

Keywords

Burgess Shale-type preservationDeuterostomesCambrianGreat BasinPioche FormationNevadastalked filter feeder
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Geological Magazine , Volume 156 , Issue 1 , January 2019 , pp. 172 - 178
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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