Perimecturus is an extinct genus of mantis shrimp that lived during the Early Carboniferous period in what is now Scotland and the United States. The first known specimens were collected near the Rive
Ar 1050 Perimecturus rapax Unt Karbon Bear Gulch Montana USA
Illustrations of the original Perimecturus parki fossils from Peach's 1882 paper, originally labeled as Anthrapalaemon parki
Perimecturus parki duplicicarinatus
Mantis shrimp are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda. Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 400 million years ago, with more than 520 extant
Perimecturus
…Perimecturus is an extinct genus of mantis shrimp that lived during the Early Carboniferous period in what is now Scotland and the United States. The first known specimens were collected near the River…
Odontodactylus Scyllarus 2
Lysiosquillina maculata Prague 2012 1
Drawing of a mantis shrimp by Richard Lydekker. The folded raptorial claws are flanking the carapace.
Close-up of a peacock mantis shrimp showing the structure of the eyes. The three dark spots are pseudopupils, indicating the ommatidia that are pointing towards the camera's POV