Abstract
Recently, Lara et al. (2020a, b) described a new fossil taxon, Duraznovis gallegoi, based on two specimens from the Upper Triassic Potrerillos Formation at Quebrada del Durazno, Cuyana Basin of Argentina. This fossil is considered to be an enigmatic arthropod closely resembling the living and fossil representatives of xiphosurans (Chelicerata) and notostracans (Branchiopoda), two completely different arthropod groups with convergent body plans. Some distinctive combination of features, however, makes the systematic position of these specimens indeterminate (Lara et al., 2020a, b).
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