Description

Microdictyon sinicum Chen, Hou and Lu 1989

Cambrian

Yu’ anshan Mbr., Qiongzhusi Fm.

Chengjiang, China.

Extremely rare 26mm onychophoran on 63mm matrix.  Similar to Hallucigenia.

Microdictyon is an extinct genus of animal classified within the Onychophora, a group of multi-legged, soft-bodied invertebrates that are neither arthropods nor worms. The group is represented today by numerous species of “velvet worm.”  Microdictyon is known from scattered Middle Cambrian sites in North America, Russia, central Asia, and China.