Callichimaera perplexaIn March, I looked into arthropod coloration and asked my friend Jo — &a
Callichimaera perplexaIn March, I looked into arthropod coloration and asked my friend Jo — “got cool crabs for me?”She told me about a fossil chimera crab currently waiting to be published. This image is based on a 3D model produced by the research team, led by Javier Luque, that I just tried to color.Both of their research are now published and I’m excited about this weird little crab! Read the NatGeo story here.Javier’s Callichimaera paper · Jo’s Crustacean Phylogenomic paper -- source link
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