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VETULOCYSTIS
(vet-ul-osis-tiss)
meaning: "Ancient cyst"
Named By: D.inG. Shu, S. Conway Morris, J. Han, Z.inF. Zhang & J.inN. Liu in 2004
Time Period: Lower/middle Cambrian
Location: China
Size: About 5 millimetres across, 8 millimetres high
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Several individuals
Classification: | Echinodermata |
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Vetulocystis is a genus of echinoderm that is confirmed to have lived in China during the Cambrian.

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