AUTHOR=Zhao Jun , Li Yujing , Selden Paul A. 

TITLE=Two new metazoans from the Cambrian Guanshan biota of China

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1160530

DOI=10.3389/fevo.2023.1160530

ISSN=2296-701X

ABSTRACT=Here, we describe two new sessile epibenthic metazoans that show character traits with cnidarians and bryozoans. If confirmed, the new material can help to understand the origin and early evolution of these two phyla. The discovery of more sessile epibenthos suggests that the benthic ecosystem of the Guanshan biota (Cambrian Series 2, Stage 4) is more diverse than previously thought.