A new species of early Cambrian arthropod reconstructed from exceptionally preserved mandibles and associated small carbonaceous fossils (SCFs)

• Main Authors: Thomas HP Harvey, Nicholas J Butterfield
• Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Uncategorized; Cambrian; mandible; small carbonaceous fossils; Pancrustacea; palaeoecology; Arthropoda; Northwest Territories; Canada; Mount Clark
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_new_species_of_early_Cambrian_arthropod_reconstructed_from_exceptionally_preserved_mandibles_and_associated_small_carbonaceous_fossils_SCFs_/20509764

Mandibulate arthropods (myriapods, hexapods and crustaceans) account for a major component of extant animal diversity but their origins remain unclear. Here, we re-examine the record of exceptionally preserved arthropodan microfossils, including mandibles, from the lower Cambrian (Stage 4) Mount Cla...