Evolutionary Tree Illustrating the Relationship of <Em>Mollisonia</em> to Other Arthropods (IMAGE)

Royal Ontario Museum

Evolutionary Tree Illustrating the Relationship of <Em>Mollisonia</em> to Other Arthropods

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Evolutionary tree illustrating the relationship of Mollisonia to other arthropods. This study places it as basal within chelicerates, a group including arachnids (scorpions, spiders, mites, and their relatives), horseshoe crabs and sea scorpions. Certain Cambrian fossils (orange) have played an important role recently in understanding the origin of modern arthropod groups, mandibulates and chelicerates.

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Credit: Cédric Aria © Royal Ontario Museum

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