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100 Word Post: Hurdia victoria

Dr. M March 23, 2009 Anomalocaris Arthropoda Burgess Shale Cambrian carapace claws Crustacea evolution fossil Hurdia jaw segmentation soft parts teeth

Anomalocaris ruled the Cambrian seas but apparently so did a twenty centimenter cousin. Hurdia victoria, originally described in 1912, was known from just a jumble…

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Adaptations Giant Isopod

Why is The Giant Isopod Giant?

Dr. M April 4, 2007 Arthropoda Bathynomus Body Size Evolution Cope's Rule Crustacea Giant Isopod Gigantism Isopoda Serolis

Kevin’s wonderful post on the Giant Isopod inspired me to post on a topic I have long pondered. Frequent readers of DSN know that I…

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Adaptations Giant Isopod Organisms

From The Desk of Zelnio: Bathynomus giganteus

Kevin Zelnio April 4, 2007 Arthropoda Bathynomus Best of Zelnio Crustacea Eye Giant Isopod Isopoda Scavenger

Bathynomus giganteus (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) You know those cute little roly-poly bugs you found under rocks as a kid? You poke at them and…

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