List of small shelly fossil taxa

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This is a list of small shelly fossils of prehistoric marine animals, ordered by their type.

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Whole-organism

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Monoplacophoran-like

Scleritome elements

Elements of a scleritome, {{clarify|text=resembling Halkieria: |date=August 2017}}

Probable palaeoscolecid worm sclerites:

Tomotiid-like sclerites:

Conical

Net-like

Sponge spicule-like

Tubular

See also

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References

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  • A further list available in {{Cite journal | last1 = Li | first1 = G. | last2 = Steiner | first2 = M. | last3 = Zhu | first3 = X. | last4 = Yang | first4 = A. | last5 = Wang | first5 = H. | last6 = Erdtmann | first6 = B. D. | doi = 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.03.017 | title = Early Cambrian metazoan fossil record of South China: Generic diversity and radiation patterns | journal = Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology | volume = 254 | issue = 1–2 | pages = 229–249 | year = 2007 }}
  • More in {{Cite journal | last1 = Steiner | first1 = M. | last2 = Li | first2 = G. | last3 = Qian | first3 = Y. | last4 = Zhu | first4 = M. | title = Lower Cambrian Small Shelly Fossils of northern Sichuan and southern Shaanxi (China), and their biostratigraphic importance | doi = 10.1016/j.geobios.2003.08.001 | journal = Geobios | volume = 37 | issue = 2 | pages = 259 | year = 2004 }}

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