Vetulocystis

Vet-ul-osis-tiss.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2012, August 24). Vetulocystis. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/vetulocystis/

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Name

Vetulocystis ‭(‬Ancient cyst‭)‬.

Phonetic

Vet-ul-osis-tiss.

Named By

D.-G.‭ ‬Shu,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Conway Morris,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Han,‭ ‬Z.-F.‭ ‬Zhang‭ & ‬J.-N.‭ ‬Liu‭ –‬ 2004.

Classification

Echinodermata.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

V.‭ ‬catenata

Size

About‭ ‬5‭ ‬millimetres across,‭ ‬8‭ ‬millimetres high.

Known locations

China.

Time Period

Lower/middle Cambrian.

Fossil representation

Several individuals.

In Depth

       Vetulocystis is a genus of echinoderm that is confirmed to have lived in China during the Cambrian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Ancestral echinoderms from the Chengjiang deposits of China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature‭ ‬430,‭ ‬422-428.‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.-G.‭ ‬Shu,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Conway Morris,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Han,‭ ‬Z.-F.‭ ‬Zhang‭ & ‬J.-N.‭ ‬Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

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