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Xiaoyu Yang1,2, M Teresa Aguado2, Jie Yang1

  • 1Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Institute of Palaeontology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, People's Republic of China.

Biology Letters
|October 8, 2024
PubMed
Summary

A new Cambrian annelid, Xiaoshibachaeta biodiversa, offers early evidence of burrowing behavior. Its unique cephalic cage structure suggests convergent evolution within Annelida.

Keywords:
AnnelidaXiaoshiba biotaburrowingcephalic cageearly Cambrian

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