Aegirocassis benmoulae Van Roy, Daley & Briggs, 2015
Arthropoda
Radiodonta
Hurdiidae
Early Ordovician
Lower Fezouata Fm (latest Tremadocian)
Morocco
Length:2 m
This large primitive arthropod (over 2 m in length) from the Early Ordovician of Morocco was related to Anomalocaris. It was actually a gentle filter feeder and the whale of its time.
March 15, 2015
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