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A Phosphatocopid Crustacean with Appendages from the Lower Cambrian
David J. Siveter,1*Mark Williams,2Dieter Waloszek3
Here we describe a phosphatocopid arthropod with preserved soft
anatomy from Lower Cambrian rocks of Shropshire, England,which
provides evidence for the occurrence of Crustacea, includingEucrustacea, in the Early Cambrian. The find identifies an important,stratigraphically early source of well-preserved fossils
(Konservat-Lagerstätte).
1 Department of Geology, University of
Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
2 British
Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK.
3 Section for Biosystematic Documentation,
University of Ulm, D-89069 Ulm, Germany.
*
To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
djs{at}leicester.ac.uk
