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If Anomalocaris were a filter feeder

Started by Halichoeres, September 19, 2018, 04:02:52 PM

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September 19, 2018, 04:02:52 PM
Meet Pahvantia, a suspension-feeding radiodont (the group that includes Anomalocaris). Still pretty big for the Cambrian, this animal (<25 cm in length) suggests early evolution of this feeding strategy in the group.



This was a pretty diverse group!


Paper is open access, I believe. If not I can get you a pdf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06229-7
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