palaeofail-explained:kiabugboy:Another quick creature painting from last night, this one is based on
palaeofail-explained:kiabugboy:Another quick creature painting from last night, this one is based on a fossil of a filter feeding anomalacarid from the silurian period that was found relatively recentlyI feel like I need to clarify that OP made this lovely atmospheric art as a speculative evolution piece, and not as a depiction of any actual animal that actually lived. The largest actual anomalocaridids known from the fossil record were more along the lines of 2m/7ft long—certainly giant for an arthropod, but nowhere near this size. (It’s doubtful an arthropod could actually reach this size due to issues in getting oxygen to its tissues efficiently).The animal this is based off of is probably Aegirocassis! It’s a filtre-feeding ordovician anomalocaridid from Morocco.[Source](Image by Marianne Collins [Source]) -- source link