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Utaurora comosa, a new opabiniid

Started by Ezikot, February 18, 2022, 05:26:50 PM

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Ezikot

February 18, 2022, 05:26:50 PM
Opabinia was the only formally described opabiniid, but a fossil from the Wheeler Formation of Utah, Utaurora comosa, is reinterpreted as a new opabiniid:
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.2093

Faelrin

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February 18, 2022, 09:17:26 PM
Oh nice, Opabinia can finally have a little friend after all this time. Glad to see the paper is not paywalled either.
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February 18, 2022, 10:01:57 PM
Wow, almost looks like a cross between Obabinia and Anomalocaris. They're starting to fill in this family tree.
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February 19, 2022, 07:39:51 PM
Cool, now we just need a transitional form between these and the Tully Monster. (Kidding!)
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