Redescription and systematic position of Diandongia pista from the Chengjiang Lagerstätte

• Published in: Palaeoworld Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 373 - 384
• Main Authors: Wang, Hai-Zhou, Zhang, Zhi-Fei, Holmer, Lars E., Zhang, Zhi-Liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Botsfordiidae; Brachiopoda; Earth Science with specialization in Historical Geology and Palaeontology; Geovetenskap med inriktning mot historisk geologi och paleontologi; Linguliformea; Lower Cambrian; Lower Cambrian; Brachiopoda; Linguliformea; Botsfordiidae

Diandongia pista Rong is the thickest-shelled and strongly mineralized of all the brachiopods that have been recorded from the Chengjiang Fauna. It is also one of the most common species in the biota. Previous accounts have concentrated largely on the exceptionally preserved soft-bodied anatomy of t...