Kutorgina soft-tissue anatomy

Early Cambrian calcareous valves occur with a lophophore, gut and pedicle in exceptional preservation.

Represented range520–518 Ma

RegionsChengjiang Lagerstätte, Yunnan, China

CladesBrachiopoda · Kutorgina chengjiangensis · Rhynchonelliformea

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morphology · high

Kutorgina chengjiangensis material from Chengjiang preserves paired valves together with an early spirolophe-stage lophophore, digestive tract and pedicle, directly documenting soft anatomy in an early calcareous-shelled rhynchonelliformean.

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References

Rhynchonelliformean brachiopods with soft-tissue preservation from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte of South ChinaZhang, Z.; Shu, D.; Emig, C.; Zhang, X.; Han, J.; Liu, J.; Li, Y.; Guo, J. · 2007 · DOI 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00725.x

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