Nature December 2020 PMID 33149303

An early Cambrian euarthropod with radiodont-like raptorial appendages.

Han Zeng, Fangchen Zhao, Kecheng Niu, Maoyan Zhu, Diying Huang

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The analysis shows a general consensus that the find is a crucial transitional fossil, supported by phrases like 'bridges Radiodonta and Deuteropoda' and comments praising its implications for understanding arthropod evolution. The tone is scientific and appreciative, highlighting the discovery's significance in evolutionary biology while demonstrating active interest and engagement with technical details.

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Abstract in brief

The study describes Kylinxia zhangi, an early Cambrian euarthropod from China, that exhibits characteristics of both Radiodonta (anomalocaridids) and Deuteropoda, suggesting it is a transitional fossil bridging the two groups.
It features unique traits such as five eyes like Opabinia, a fused head shield, jointed trunk, and radiodont-like raptorial appendages, providing clues about the evolution of various appendages in euarthropods.
Phylogenetic analysis indicates that Kylinxia and related early euarthropods support the idea that key features like frontal appendages and antennae evolved from ancestral raptorial structures, helping to understand the origin of major evolutionary innovations in this group.]

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588 (7836): 101–105. Bibcode:2020Natur.588..101Z. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2883-7. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 33149303. S2CID 226248177. Retrieved 8 December 2020 ...

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