Australian 'Anomalocaris canadensis' now known as A. daleyae

[bmathison1972]

Not sure if this has been shown or discussed here already (if it has, moderators, please feel free to merge the topics). I came across this 2023 article that formally described the Australian 'Anomalocaris aff. canadensis' from Emu Bay Australia as a new species, A. daleyae. The reason this caught my attention is that the Yowies figure of Anomalocaris may have been inspired by Australian fossils (as many Yowies were). If so, could the Cabury Yowies figure represent this new species? I have the paperwork that accompanies the figure and there is nothing specific about Australia or Emu Bay specifically, but curious.

EDIT: forgot to mention that the more common Emu Bay Anomalocaris, A. briggsi, is now in a new genus, Echidnacaris.



https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2023.2225066

[Faelrin]

Thanks for sharing. I guess it makes sense for the material to be assigned to a separate species and genus due to locality, etc.

The "Anomalocaris pennsylvanica" from my local Kinzers Formation has since been reassigned to Lenisicaris (in 2021).