Paranomalocaris

Paranomalocaris
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Frontal appendages of Paranomalocaris
Holotype of P. multisegmentalis
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Paranomalocaris
Wang et al. 2013
Type species
Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis
Wang, Huang & Hu, 2013
species
  • Paranomalocaris simplex
    Jiao et al. 2021

Paranomalocaris is a genus of radiodont recovered from the Cambrian Stage 4 aged Wulongqing Formation, eastern Yunnan. It contains two species, Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis and P. simplex. It is only known from its frontal appendage.

The frontal appendage features endites with numerous auxiliary spines, and at least 22 segments (podomeres), hence the specific name multisegmentalis.