Yawunik
Yawunik is an extinct genus of Cambrian arthropod known from the Burgess Shale in Canada (Marble Canyon locality). The type species has been named Yawunik kootenayi after the Kootenay, both a geographic area (and National Park, where the fossil was found) and North American First Nation, also known as the Ktunaxa. The fossil dates back to 508 million years ago.[2]
| Yawunik | |
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| Life reconstruction of Yawunik kootenayi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Megacheira |
| Genus: | †Yawunik Aria et al., 2015[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Yawunik kootenayi Aria et al., 2015[1] | |
References
- Aria, Cédric; Caron, Jean-Bernard; Gaines, Robert (2015). "A large new leanchoiliid from the Burgess Shale and the influence of inapplicable states on stem arthropod phylogeny". Palaeontology. 58 (4): 629–660. doi:10.1111/pala.12161.
- Brian Switek (2 April 2015). "Scientists uncover yet another Cambrian weirdo". "Laelaps" on National Geographic. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
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