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Waptia from the Cambrian Burgess Shale gets a full description

Started by Halichoeres, June 27, 2018, 12:56:22 PM

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June 27, 2018, 12:56:22 PM Last Edit: May 05, 2019, 06:48:32 PM by Halichoeres
It was first named in 1912, but until now hasn't been thoroughly described. Waptia fieldensis is a pancrustacean (closer to insects and lobsters than to trilobites or spiders) and has some really eye-popping specimens:



Paper (open access): http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/5/6/172206
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