Oura megale

Oura megale
Temporal range:
Holotype specimen of Oura megale
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
(unranked): Deuteropoda
Genus: †Oura
O'Flynn et al., 2025
Species:
†O. megale
Binomial name
†Oura megale
O'Flynn et al., 2025

Oura is an extinct genus of deuteropod from the Cambrian Stage 3 of the Chengjiang Lagerstätte, located in the Yunnan Province, China. It contains a single species, O. megale. It is most notable for its large, triangular tailpiece. This tailpiece may have improved Oura's maneuverability.

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