Fossil arthropod went on the hunt for its prey
Friday, August 22, 2014 - 02:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new species of carnivorous crustacean has been identified, which roamed the seas 435 million years ago, grasping its prey with spiny limbs before devouring it. The fossil is described and details of its lifestyle are published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.