<i>Tokummia</i> Fossil (IMAGE)

University of Toronto

<i>Tokummia</i> Fossil

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Dorso-ventrally preserved specimen showing a pair of large pincers (maxillipeds) at the front preserved almost symmetrically. The anterior walking appendages are covered by the large carapace; posterior appendages visible on this specimen would have been used for occasional swimming and might have also had a respiratory function. The trunk ends in a furcate tailpiece.

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Image credit: Jean-Bernard Caron. Copyright: Royal Ontario Museum

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