Siberion
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| Siberion | |
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| Reconstruction of Siberion lenaicus | |
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| Genus: | †Siberion Dzik 2011 |
| Species: | †S. lenaicus |
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| †Siberion lenaicus Dzik 2011 | |
Siberion is an extinct genus of lobopodian from the Sinsk biota of Russia. Its anatomy, including the proboscis-like organ projecting from the face and prominent grasping first pair of appendages, suggests that xenusians like this organism may have been phylogenetically related to anomalocaridids, like Anomalocaris.[3] Only two incomplete specimens are known, and the probability of finding more is low, as the Sinsk Algal Lens has been nearly destroyed by commercial fossil collectors.[3]
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