Megadictyon
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Megadictyon is a genus of Cambrian lobopodian known from the Chengjiang biota of China. It closely resembles Jianshanopodia and Siberion, with which it has often been placed in the family Siberiidae.
Hallucigenia sparsa 2025
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Geothelphusa dehaani.IMG 6498
Siberiidae
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Siberiidae is a family of Cambrian lobopodians, sometimes called "jianshanopodians" or "giant lobopodians". They are suggested to be more closely related to "gilled lobopodians" and arthropods than to
Megadictyon
…lobopodian known from the Chengjiang biota of China. It closely resembles Jianshanopodia and Siberion, with which it has often been placed in the family Siberiidae. The name of the genus is occasionally mis-spelt as Magadictyon. Megadictyon is a large lobopodian, with a body length (excluding appendages) possibly…
A fossil of Jianshanopodia presenting the gut diverticulae and the caudal area.
The holotype and only specimen of Parvibellus.