Cucumericrus
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Cucumericrus is a genus of anomalocaridid known from a few poorly-preserved specimens. Its great appendage
s are never preserved, but it does seem to bear walking legs, which have been interpreted as somewhere between lobopod
legs and segmented arthropod leg
s.
Great appendage
Great appendages are large claw-like appendages which attach to the heads of the "great appendage arthropods", a group whose monophyly is debated, but which includes the anomalocaridids...
s are never preserved, but it does seem to bear walking legs, which have been interpreted as somewhere between lobopod
Lobopodia
Lobopodia is a group of poorly understood animals, which mostly fall as a stem group of arthropods. Their fossil range dates back to the Early Cambrian. Lobopods are segmented and typically bear legs with hooked claws on their ends....
legs and segmented arthropod leg
Arthropod leg
The arthropod leg is a form of jointed appendage of arthropods, usually used for walking. Many of the terms used for arthropod leg segments are of Latin origin, and may be confused with terms for bones: coxa , trochanter , femur, tibia, tarsus, ischium, metatarsus, carpus, dactylus ,...
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