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  • Figure 1: Nectocaris pteryx from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale.
  • Figure 2: Reconstruction of Nectocaris pteryx.
  • Figure 3: Phylogenetic position of the nectocaridids.
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Commentary and responses

• Bengtson, Stefan (2010). "Palaeontology: A little Kraken wakes". Nature 465 (7297): 427–428.  
• Mazurek, Dawid and Zatoń, Michał (2011), "Is Nectocaris pteryx a cephalopod?", Lethaia 44: 2–4. 
• Smith, Martin R. and Caron, Jean-Bernard (2011), "Nectocaris and early cephalopod evolution: Reply to Mazurek & Zatoń", Lethaia 44: 369–372. 
• Runnegar, Bruce (2011). "Once again: Is Nectocaris pteryx a stem-group cephalopod?". Lethaia 44: 373. 

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