Innovatiocaris
| Innovatiocaris Temporal range: Cambrian Series 2, Stage 3, | |
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| Holotype of I. maotianshanensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Order: | †Radiodonta |
| Genus: | †Innovatiocaris Zeng et al., 2022 |
| Type species | |
| †Innovatiocaris maotianshanensis Zeng et al., 2022 | |
| Other species | |
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Innovatiocaris (meaning "innovation crab") is an extinct genus of radiodont from the early Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte of Yunnan Province, China. The genus may contain two named species, I. maotianshanensis, known from a nearly complete young individual measuring up to 15.2 cm (6.0 in) and isolated frontal appendages, and I.? multispiniformis, known from a complete frontal appendage.