Invertebrate
Kylinxia
Kylinxia was an early arthropod with a striking head and specialized frontal appendages.
Kylinxia was an early arthropod with a striking head and specialized frontal appendages. Its fossils contribute to discussions of how important arthropod head structures evolved.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Kylinxia at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Its feeding structures are interpreted as adapted to taking animal prey.
- When it lived
- Cambrian
- Group
- Arthropoda
- Arthropoda
Beyond the game
The real Kylinxia
Kylinxia was an early arthropod with a striking head and specialized frontal appendages. Its fossils contribute to discussions of how important arthropod head structures evolved.
Re-examination supports a three-eye interpretation of the head. The segmented body and specialised frontal appendages also contribute evidence about early arthropod evolution.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Zeng et al. 2020 — An early Cambrian euarthropod with radiodont-like raptorial appendages ↗
Map location · Jianshan, Haikou, Yunnan, China ↗
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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