Aegirocassis benmoulae

A digitally colored version of the original, which can be viewed here: http://sounder1995.blogspot.com/2015/04/aegirocassis-benmoulae.html

Aegirocassis benmoulae (Van Roy, Daley, & Briggs, 2015)
Stem-Arthropoda
Dinocaridida?
Radiodonta
Anomalocarida
Hurdiidae

Early Ordovician
Morocco

Length: 2 m

This filter feeding species of anomalocarid was the arthropod equivalent of a whale and the largest animal of her time.

Sunday, April 26th, 2015