Anomalocaridid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anomalocaridid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any of a group of large marine animals of the family †Anomalocarididae, known only from fossils.
Meaning
(zoology) Any of a group of large marine animals of the family †Anomalocarididae, known only from fossils.
Example Sentences
The second youngest anomalocaridid yet discovered is a bizarre giant from the deeper Ordovician waters of Fezouata in Morocco, called Aegirocassis.
In 2009, the amazing description of a single specimen of Schinderhannes bartelsi appeared to extend the history of arthropod-like anomalocaridids by a whopping 100 million years, although the true affinity of Schinderhannes is still contested so it may be an Elvis or Lazarus taxon.
Word Forms
- anomalocaridids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anomalocarid, anomocarid, anomalinid, anomalomyid, anomalopid, anomphalid.
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