Rapid growth in a large Cambrian apex predator.
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SUBMITTER: Wu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10833464 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar
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Rapid growth in a large Cambrian apex predator.
Wu Yu Y Pates Stephen S Pauly Daniel D Zhang Xingliang X Fu Dongjing D
National science review 20231103 3
Despite the importance of ontogenetic data on early diverging euarthropods to our understanding of the ecology and evolution of past life, the data are distinctly lacking, as reconstructing life histories of fossil animals is often challenging. Here we report the growth trajectory of frontal appendages of the apex predator <i>Amplectobelua symbrachiata</i>, one of the most common radiodont arthropods from the early Cambrian Chengjiang biota (<i>c</i>. 520 Ma) of China. Analysis of 432 specimens ...[more]
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