Microdictyon

My-kro-dik-ton.
By Nisha Yadav
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Yadav, N. (2016, June 20). Microdictyon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/microdictyon/

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Name

Microdictyon.

Phonetic

My-kro-dik-ton.

Named By

Bengtson, Matthews & Missarzhevsky - 1986.

Classification

Animalia,‭ ‬Onychophora.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

M.‭ ‬effusum‭

Size

Up to‭ ‬70-80‭ ‬millimetres.

Known locations

Australia,‭ ‬Canada,‭ ‬China,‭ ‬Greenland,‭ ‬Kazakhstan,‭ ‬Kyrgystan,‭ ‬Mexico,‭ ‬Russia,‭ ‬Turke,‭ ‬United Kingdom,‭ ‬USA.

Time Period

Early Cambrian.

Fossil representation

Multiple individuals preserved flat on slabs.

In Depth

       Microdictyon is a genus of Cambrian worm-like animal that lived on sea floors across the world.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Early Cambrian lobopodian sclerites and associated fossils from Kazakhstan.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology.‭ ‬46:‭ ‬93.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬dzik‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003. -‭ ‬New Cambrian lobopods and chaetognaths of the Siberian Platform.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal.‭ ‬40‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬234‭–‬243.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Yu E.‭ ‬Demidenko‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006. -‭ ‬Development and Diversification of Trunk Plates of the Lower Cambrian Lobopodians.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology.‭ ‬50‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬401.‭ ‬-‭ ‬X-G.‭ ‬Zhang‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Aldridge‭ ‬-‭ ‬2007. -‭ ‬Small shelly fossils from the Montezuman–Delamaran of the Great Basin in Nevada and California.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology.‭ ‬91‭ (‬5‭)‬:‭ ‬883‭–‬901.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Thomas Wotte‭ & ‬Frederick A.‭ ‬Sundberg‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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