In our latest study, we describe the three dimensionally preserved appendage morphology of the bivalved euarthropod Ercaicunia multinodosa from the early Cambrian Chengjiang biota of South China, made possible through collaboration with colleagues Dayou Zhai and Yu Liu from Yunnan University in Kunming. Our findings of differentiated head appendages, including tritocerebral antennae and mandibles, as well as delicate details of the trunk limbs such as the epipodite, allow us to conclude that Ercaicunia belongs to the stem-group of Pancrustacea (i.e. crustaceans and hexapods). Please visit Current Biology to access the published version or get in touch with us for a PDF copy. Click on the link below to see a short video of the three dimensional exceptionally preserved morphology of Ercaicunia multinodosa.
