''Chengjiangocaris'' is an extinct genus of fuxianhuiid arthropod known from the

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of South China. It contains two species, ''C. longiformis'' which was described in 1991. ''C. kunmingensis'' was described in 2013 by

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and colleagues. One specimen of ''C. kunmingensis'' shows detailed evidence of a nervous system.

Anatomy

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''C. kunmingensis'' has 20 anterior trunk tergites and up to 16 narrow anterior tergites.

Phylogeny

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q21368247 Cambrian arthropods Cambrian animals of Asia Fossils of China Maotianshan shales fossils Cambrian genus extinctions

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