Anthropoda

Paleomattea

Paleomattea deliciosa
Scale 5 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Malacostraca, Animalia, Anthropoda

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The name of this shellfish means “ancient delicacy” and is derived from the Latin word deliciosa which means delicious.

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Paleomattea is an extinct genus of prawn, containing the single species Paleomattea deliciosa.[1] The species is only known from the stomach contents of the fish Rhacolepis, which is referred to by the specific epithet deliciosa (“delicious”), and in the generic name, where mattea means “delicacy“.[2] (From Wikipedia, February 2015) read more

Beurlenia

Beurlenia genus
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Malacostraca, Animalia, Anthropoda

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This extinct shrimp is named after the German paleontologist Karl Beurlen (1901-1985), who studied fossils in Brazil.

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Beurlenia araripensis is an extinct species of shrimp in its own genus, Beurlenia.[1] It is named after the German palaeontologist Karl Beurlen (1901–1985).[2] (From Wikipedia, February 2015) read more

Aeger elegans

Aeger elegans
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Malacostraca, Animalia, Anthropoda

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Aeger elegans is a species of shrimp that was found in the Solnhofen limestone of Germany.

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Aeger elegans is a species of fossil prawn from the Solnhofen Plattenkalk.[1] (From Wikipedia, February 2015) read more

Waterscorpion

Nepidae family
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Anthropoda, Animalia, Insecta

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Waterscorpions are insects, but are not closely related to true scorpions.

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Nepidae is a family of exclusively aquatic Heteropteran insects in the order Hemiptera.[1] They are commonly called waterscorpions for their superficial resemblance to scorpions, which is due to their raptorial forelegs and the presence of a long slender process at the posterior end of the abdomen, resembling a tail. There are 14 genera in the […] read more

Cockroach

Blattodea order
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Anthropoda, Animalia, Insecta

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Cockroaches existed before pterosaurs and dinosaurs. The first fossils of modern cockroaches appeared in the Early Cretaceous period.

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Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattodea, sometimes called Blattaria, of which about 30 species out of 4,600[1]total are associated with human habitats. About four species are well known as pests.[2][3] Among the best-known pest species are the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, which is about 30 mm (1.2 in) long; the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, about 15 mm […] read more

Dragonfly

Anisoptera infraorder
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Anthropoda, Animalia, Insecta

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Dragonflies are among the fastest and most ancient flying insects in the world!

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A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera (from Greek ανισος anisos, “uneven” + πτερος pteros, “wings”, because the hindwing is broader than the forewing).[1] It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparentwings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies […] read more