Jianfengia
Jianfengia is an extinct genus of Middle Cambrian (Atdabanian) megacheiran arthropod found in the Maotianshan Shale Lagerstätte of China. It contains the single species Jianfengia multisegmentalis.[1]
Reconstruction of Jianfengia (bottom) in comparison to relatives Fortiforceps (top) and Sklerolibyon (middle)
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| Specimen NIGPAS 169957 from Mafang (scale bar: 1 mm) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Megacheira |
| Family: | †Jianfengiidae |
| Genus: | †Jianfengia |
| Species: | †J. multisegmentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Jianfengia multisegmentalis Hou, 1987 | |
References
- Jianfengia in the Paleobiology Database
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