Forfexicaris
Sign in to saveForfexicaris valida is a species of Lower Cambrian arthropod, the only species in the family Forfexicarididae. It is known from only two specimens from the Maotianshan shale ''''.
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Forfexicaris valida is a species of Lower Cambrian arthropod, the only species in the family Forfexicarididae. It is known from only two specimens from the Maotianshan shale ''.
==Description== F. valida had a bivalved carapace, like that seen in ostracod crustaceans, which was long and high. It had a pair of stalked eyes, and a pair of great appendages, which closely resemble those of Occacaris''.
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