caa a22 4500 445299967 CHVBK 20180317142554.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20101201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11430-010-4084-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11430-010-4084-y Phylogeny and evolutionary significance of vermiform animals from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte [Elektronische Daten] [XiaoYa Ma, XianGuang Hou, David Baines] The Early Cambrian Chengjiang Biota of China has preserved many species of vermiform animals in exquisite detail, which provide a unique window into the origin and early evolution of different vermiform phyla. This article reviews and discusses the forty-five Chengjiang vermiform animals discovered so far, and specifically comments on the phylogeny, modes of life, evolutionary significance as well as existing debates concerning the Chengjiang priapulid and lobopodian phyla. This article analyzes existing problems with Chengjiang vermiform morphological research and highlights various factors that affect the final preserved fossil morphology, including taphonomy and shape change caused by vermiform movement, as well as proposing that Anningvermis multispinosa and Corynetis brevis are synonymous. Chengjiang vermiform animals displayed a great diversity of morphologies and ecological roles, which is significant for understanding the origin and evolution of early metazoans; the potential for future research is enormous but needs to be broadened by interdisciplinary work involving taphonomy, geochemistry, cladistics, and genetics. Science China Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010 Chengjiang Biota nationallicence vermiform animals nationallicence priapulid nationallicence lobopodian nationallicence taphonomy nationallicence Ma XiaoYa Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, 650091, Kunming, China aut Hou XianGuang Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, 650091, Kunming, China aut Baines David Department of Geology, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, Leicester, UK aut Science China Earth Sciences SP Science China Press 53/12(2010-12-01), 1774-1783 1674-7313 53:12<1774 2010 53 11430 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-010-4084-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-010-4084-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ma XiaoYa Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, 650091, Kunming, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hou XianGuang Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, 650091, Kunming, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Baines David Department of Geology, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, Leicester, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science China Earth Sciences SP Science China Press 53/12(2010-12-01), 1774-1783 1674-7313 53:12<1774 2010 53 11430 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer