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Rugosusivitta

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Rugosusivitta
Temporal range: Cambrian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Bilateria
Genus: Rugosusivitta
Song et al., 2020
Species:
R. orthogonia
Binomial name
Rugosusivitta orthogonia
Song et al., 2020

Rugosusivitta orthogonia is a fossilised bilaterian flat bodied ribbon-shaped organism, found just above the Ediacaran-Cambrian line in Yunnan. It has been interpreted as a stem group to Platyhelminthes.[1] It shares similarities with present-day Cestodians.

References

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  1. ^ Tang, Feng; Song, Sicun; Zhang, Guangxu; Chen, Ailin; Liu, Jun-Ping (2020). "Enigmatic ribbon-like fossil from Early Cambrian of Yunnan, China". China Geology. 3: 1–11. doi:10.31035/cg2020056. S2CID 235047029.