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From: The implications of a Silurian and other thylacocephalan crustaceans for the functional morphology and systematic affinities of the group

Figure 8

Jurassic thylacocephalan Clausocaris lithographica . A. SMNS 70193/3; note that one raptorial appendage 3 is flipped and points backwards. B-D. SMNS 70193/1. B. Overview. C. Close up of ventral trunk region, with distinct muscles in individual bundles. D. Close up of postero-dorsal rim of shield; the numerous serrations are marked by arrows. Abbreviations: ce = compound eye; m = muscles; ra = raptorial appendage; sh = shield; so = shield outline; sr = serrations; tr = trunk.

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BMC Ecology and Evolution

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