Myllokunmingia

Mil-lo-kun-min-ge-ah.
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Name

Myllokunmingia.

Phonetic

Mil-lo-kun-min-ge-ah.

Named By

Shu et al‭ ‬-‭ ‬1999.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Craniata,‭ ‬Myllokunmingiidae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

M.‭ ‬fengjiaoa‭

Size

28‭ ‬millimetres long,‭ ‬up to‭ ‬6‭ ‬millimetres high at the deepest point.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Yunnan Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Qiongzhusi Formation.

Time Period

Lower Cambrian.

Fossil representation

One individual.

In Depth

       A member of the Craniata,‭ ‬Myllokunmingia is considered to have been a relative of organisms such as lampreys and hagfish,‭ ‬though even the latter has had a controversial assignment.‭ ‬Myllokunmingia seems to have had a body divided into twenty-five segments with five or six gills.‭ ‬Myllokunmingia is also believed to have been related to Zhongjianichthys and Haikouichthys.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Lower Cambrian vertebrates from south China,‭ ‬D-G Shu,‭ ‬H-L Luo,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Conway Morris,‭ ‬X-L Zhang,‭ ‬S-X Hu,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Chen,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Han,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Zhu‭ & ‬L-Z Chen‭ ‬-‭ ‬1999.

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