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Terataspis
''Terataspis'' is a comparatively huge, 60 centimetre long lichid trilobite genus from the Early Devonian, about 397 million years ago. It lived in a shallow sea in what is now New York State and Ontario. No whole specimens have been found, only disarticulated fragments of its exoskeleton, but enough fragments have been found to allow researchers to form reconstructions of the whole animal. The genus only contains one species, ''T. grandis''. ''Terataspis grandis'', like many other trilobites, was presumed to have been a detritivore that was also an opportunistic predator, preying on small burrowing animals, such as molluscs, worms, or arthropods. Description Almost the entire body of ''T.grandis'' is covered with spines and tubercles of varying sizes. The pygidium is large and shield-like with four pairs of slightly curved barbed spines on the sides. The thorax consists of around 11 segments. The cephalon is characterized by its swollen front portion and longitudinal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terataspis Grandis
''Terataspis'' is a comparatively huge, 60 centimetre long lichid trilobite genus from the Early Devonian, about 397 million years ago. It lived in a shallow sea in what is now New York State and Ontario. No whole specimens have been found, only disarticulated fragments of its exoskeleton, but enough fragments have been found to allow researchers to form reconstructions of the whole animal. The genus only contains one species, ''T. grandis''. ''Terataspis grandis'', like many other trilobites, was presumed to have been a detritivore that was also an opportunistic predator, preying on small burrowing animals, such as molluscs, worms, or arthropods. Description Almost the entire body of ''T.grandis'' is covered with spines and tubercles of varying sizes. The pygidium is large and shield-like with four pairs of slightly curved barbed spines on the sides. The thorax consists of around 11 segments. The cephalon is characterized by its swollen front portion and longitudinal furro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |