Cambroproteus

Short description: Genus of ptychopariid trilobite

Cambroproteus

Temporal range: Miaolingian

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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 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. ↑ 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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