What does anomalocarid mean?

anomalocarid

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A member of the extinct arthropod clade †Anomalocarida.

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"A third anomalocarid is now recognized in the Burgess Shale. Its front half is composed of 3 or 4 carapace like parts previously named Hurdia and Proboscicaris."
"Not paying attention, for the first time, means getting eaten by the swooping anomalocarid."

anomalocarids (plural)

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