Biology:Thylacares
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Short description: Extinct genus of crustaceans from Wisconsin
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| T. brandonensis reconstruction | |
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| assorted T. brandonensis fossils | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Incertae sedis/Thylacocephala |
| Genus: | †Thylacares |
| Species: | †T. brandonensis
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| †Thylacares brandonensis Haug et al., 2014
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Thylacares is a genus of Thylacocephalan containing only the single species Thylacares brandonensis. Found in Silurian period strata from the Brandon Bridge Formation in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States , the species is distinguishable from other Thylacocephalans by its smaller raptorial appendages and compound eyes. The body is fully encased in a bivalve shell, with only the eyes protruding on stalks. The species' trunk is composed of about 22 segments.[1]
References
- ↑ Haug, Carolin; Briggs, Derek E. G.; Mikulic, Donald G.; Kluessendorf, Joanne; Haug, Joachim T. (22 August 2014). "The implications of a Silurian and other thylacocephalan crustaceans for the functional morphology and systematic affinities of the group". BMC Evolutionary Biology (BioMed Central) 14 (159): 159. doi:10.1186/s12862-014-0159-2. PMID 25927449. Bibcode: 2014BMCEE..14..159H.
Wikidata ☰ Q18156740 entry
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