Occacaris

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title: Occacaris
text: Occacaris oviformis is an extinct nektonic predatory arthropod from the Lower Cambrian Maotianshan shale Lagerstätte. It bears a superficial resemblance to the Cambrian arthropod, Canadaspis, though, was much smaller, and had a pair of "great appendages", with which it may have grasped prey. It was originally considered to belong to Megacheira, however it is questioned in later study. It had a bivalved carapace that covered most of its body, leaving only the last two tergites of its trunk, with
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category slug: encyclopedia
description: Extinct genus of arthropods
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occacaris
date created:
date modified: 2023-12-08T21:48:19Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Occacaris_oviformis_Hou.png","width":575,"height":307}
fields total: 13
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