| Antennacanthopodia Temporal range: Early Cambrian, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Genus: | †Antennacanthopodia Ou et al. |
| Species: | †A. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Antennacanthopodia gracilis Ou et al., 2011 | |
Antennacanthopodia is a small lobopodian that lived about 520 million years ago during the Early Cambrian. It looks very similar to velvet worms and is their only widely accepted relative. Antennacanthopodia had nine pairs of stubby legs, two pairs of antenna, two small eyes, hardened spiny pads on each of its feet, and rings of little spines on its body and legs. The first pair of antennae were much longer than the second and come from a common ancestor with velvet worms. Where the second antennae came from are less clear, but they could be from the same segment as a velvet worm's slime glands or their jaws. Antennacanthopodia might have also had pair of tendrils at the end of its body.
