Aegirocassis
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aegirocassis-189-6875428
title:
Aegirocassis
text:
Aegirocassis is an extinct genus of giant radiodont arthropod belonging to the family Hurdiidae that lived 480 million years ago during the early Ordovician in the Fezouata Formation of Morocco. It is known by a single species, Aegirocassis benmoulai. Van Roy initiated scientific study of the fossil, the earliest known of a "giant" filter-feeder discovered to date. Aegirocassis is considered to have evolved from early predatory radiodonts. This animal is characterized by its long, forward facing
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of radiodonts
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegirocassis
date created:
2015-03-12T12:55:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T06:24:32Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/YPM_237172_Aegirocassis_benmoulae.jpg","width":1036,"height":520}
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13
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