| Anomalocaris | |
|---|---|
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| Information | |
| Range | North America, China |
| Estimated Population | 0 |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Dinocaridida |
| Order | Radiodonta |
| Family | Anomalocarididae |
| Genus | Anomalocaris |
| Conservation Status | |
 Extinct | |
Anomalocaris is an extinct genus of radiodont, 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.
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A hand comparison of Anomalocaris.
Fossil Remains