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Orthrozanclus elongata n. sp. and the significance of sclerite-covered taxa for early trochozoan evolution (2017)
Journal Article
Zhao, F., Smith, M. R., Yin, Z., Zeng, H., Li, G., & Zhu, M. (2017). Orthrozanclus elongata n. sp. and the significance of sclerite-covered taxa for early trochozoan evolution. Scientific Reports, 7, Article 16232. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16304-6

Orthrozanclus is a shell-bearing, sclerite covered Cambrian organism of uncertain taxonomic affinity, seemingly representing an intermediate between its fellow problematica Wiwaxia and Halkieria. Attempts to group these slug-like taxa into a single ‘... Read More about Orthrozanclus elongata n. sp. and the significance of sclerite-covered taxa for early trochozoan evolution.

Hyoliths are Palaeozoic lophophorates (2017)
Journal Article
Moysiuk, J., Smith, M., & Caron, J. (2017). Hyoliths are Palaeozoic lophophorates. Nature, 541, 394-397. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature20804

Hyoliths are abundant and globally distributed ‘shelly’ fossils that appear early in the Cambrian period and can be found throughout the 280 million year span of Palaeozoic strata1, 2. The ecological and evolutionary importance of this group has rema... Read More about Hyoliths are Palaeozoic lophophorates.