Mackenziidae
Family of enigmatic Cambrian animals
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Mackenziidae is a family of enigmatic animals known from the Cambrian period. Their affinity has been disputed, with the type genus Mackenzia being first described as a holothurian echinoderm,[1] before being moved to a relative of sea anemones,[2] and finally in 2022 moved to Eumetazoa incertae sedis.[3] The family may be related to various members of the Ediacaran biota, due to a similar arrangement of tubular modules.[3]
Subkingdom:Eumetazoa
Family:†Mackenziidae
Conway Morris, 1993
Conway Morris, 1993
| Mackenziidae Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3 to Wuliuan, | |
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| Fossil of Mackenzia costalis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Family: | †Mackenziidae Conway Morris, 1993 |
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