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512 / Paleozoic
Dinomischus
Dinomischus isolatus
A cup-shaped body attached by a long stalk and opened through a petal-ringed top.
- Time range
- About 508 million years ago
- Final stage
- Middle Cambrian
- Geographic range
- Continental-slope seafloor · Canada
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Dinomischus?
Dinomischus (Dinomischus isolatus) was an extinct organism known from About 508 million years ago, with a range in Continental-slope seafloor · Canada.
Life and ecology
It probably collected suspended particles while attached to firm patches of bottom.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Dinomischus disappear?
Cambrian suspension-feeding communities later changed and the form vanished.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Dinomischus?
Soft impressions preserve cup, opening and stalk, but its animal affinity remains uncertain.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS