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Terataspis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Trilobita

Family
  
Lichidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lichida

Species
  
T. grandis

Terataspis Terataspis by Kahless28 on DeviantArt

Similar
  
Lichida, Isotelus, Ceratarges, Furcacauda, Acanthopyge

Terataspis grandis is a comparatively huge, 60 centimetre long lichid trilobite from the Early Devonian, about 397 million years ago. It lived in a shallow sea in what is now New York State and Ontario. No whole specimens have been found, only disarticulated fragments of its exoskeleton, but enough fragments have been found to allow researchers to form reconstructions of the whole animal.

Terataspis Trilobite Terataspis grandis Original Cut by WildlifeInPaper

T. grandis, like many other trilobites, was presumed to have been a detritivore that was also an opportunistic predator, preying on small burrowing animals, such as molluscs, worms, or arthropods.

Terataspis Trilobite Terataspis grandis
Terataspis Life Before the Dinosaurs Terataspis

References

Terataspis Wikipedia