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Proto-Arthropods in Ediacaran 590-530 Mya ??

Widdekind
in Evolution, Morphology and Exobiology

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Trilobites, from c.525 Mya, look like 'derived forms' of Praecambridium sigillum & Skania, from c.40 Myr before. Indeed, the former looks like it had three armored lobes. If so, then 'proto-Arthropods' can be identified, in the Ediacaran period. Is this 'obviously false' ??

 

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Fig. 1 -- Praecambridium sigillum

 

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Fig. 2 -- Skania fragilis

 

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Fig. 3 -- Trilobites

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