Species Classification: ‭ ‬Anomalocarididae.

Pambdelurion

In Depth        Pambdelurion is thought to have been very similar to the arthropod Kerygmachela,‭ ‬and as such is probably related to Anomalocaris.‭ ‬Unlike Kerygmachela however,‭ ‬Pambdelurion does not possess large spines for spearing prey on its two forward limbs.‭ ‬Instead Pambdelurion had rows of much smaller probably flexible spines which were arranged like combs.‭ ‬It … Read more

Kerygmachela

kerygmachela

In Depth        Kerygmachela was an aquatic arthropod of the Cambrian that is thought to be related to the larger Anomalocaris,‭ ‬hence the placement of Kerygmachela within the Anomalocarididae.‭ ‬The type species name,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬kierkegaardi,‭ ‬is in honour of Soren Kierkegaard,‭ ‬a Danish philosopher.        Kerygmachela had eleven pairs of lateral lobes,‭ ‬out growths that extended from … Read more

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