Cambroproteus

Cambroproteus; Temporal range: Miaolingian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Juvenile and adult C. lemdadensis resting on Acadoparadoxides sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	†Artiopoda
Class:	†Trilobita
Order:	†Ptychopariida
Genus:	†Cambroproteus
Species:	†C. lemdadensis
Binomial name
	†Cambroproteus lemdadensis; Geyer 2015

Short description: Genus of ptychopariid trilobite

Cambroproteus is a genus of ptychopariid trilobite from the Late Cambrian of Morocco.^[1] It has a single known species, Cambroproteus lemdadensis, whose various features are shared with disparate groups of other ptychopariids, which make it difficult to place within other established ptychopariid families.^[1]

Etymology

The generic name translates as "Cambrian Proteus."^[1] This is in reference to the situation of how its varied features stymy understanding of its placement within Ptychopariida, effectively making it a marine shapeshifter.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 G. Geyer. 2015. Exotic trilobites from the Lower–Middle Cambrian boundary interval in Morocco and their bearing on the Cambrian Series 3 lower boundary. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 89:749-781

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[geyer-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 G. Geyer. 2015. Exotic trilobites from the Lower–Middle Cambrian boundary interval in Morocco and their bearing on the Cambrian Series 3 lower boundary. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 89:749-781

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Cambroproteus Temporal range: Miaolingian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

Juvenile and adult C. lemdadensis resting on Acadoparadoxides sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	†Artiopoda
Class:	†Trilobita
Order:	†Ptychopariida
Genus:	†Cambroproteus
Species:	†C. lemdadensis
Binomial name
†Cambroproteus lemdadensis Geyer 2015^[1]

Cambroproteus

Topic: Biology

Etymology

References