New data on the lophophore anatomy of Early Cambrian linguloids from the Chengjiang Lagerstätte, Southwest China

A succession of developmental types in the lophophores of lingulid brachiopods is reported from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang deposits of South China. These types range from trocholophe, schizolophe to simple coiled spirolophe. Of Atdabanian age, this succession of forms is mirrored in the ontogeny...

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Main Authors: Zhang Zhi-Fei, Shu De-Gan, Han Jian, Liu Jian-Ni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rediris 2004-10-01
Series:Carnets de Géologie
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Online Access:http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2004_L04/index.html