Anomalocaris saron ✝
| Description | Anomalocaris ("unlike other shrimp", or "abnormal shrimp") is an extinct genus of radiodont (anomalocaridid), an order of animals thought to be closely related to ancestral arthropods. The first fossils of Anomalocaris were discovered in the Ogygopsis Shale by Joseph Frederick Whiteaves, with more examples found by Charles Doolittle Walcott in the Burgess Shale. Originally several fossilized parts discovered separately (the mouth, frontal appendages and trunk) were thought to be three separate creatures, a misapprehension corrected by Harry B. Whittington and Derek Briggs in a 1985 journal article. Anomalocaris is thought to be one of the earliest examples of an apex predator, though others have been found in older Cambrian lagerstätten deposits. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalocaris_saron, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Anomalocarididae : Anomalocaris : Anomalocaris saron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Radiodonta : Anomalocarididae : Anomalocaris : Anomalocaris saron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Anomalocaris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Anomalocaris saron Hou et al., 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Anomalocaris) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Anomalocaris) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Radiodonta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | X.-G. Hou, J. Bergström, and P. Ahlberg. 1995. Anomalocaris and other large animals in the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna of southwest China. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Forhandlingar 117:163-183 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalocaris_saron |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1995 | Anomalocaris saron Hou et al. |
| 2008 | Anomalocaris saron Briggs et al. p. 240 |
References
Kunming, Yunnan, China