fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoHorseshoe theorymander.xyzimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarePhlubbaDubba@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoWhy aren’t these things considered Trilobites exactly? They look like Trilobites and I’m pretty sure they fill some of the same general niches? Is it just a taxonomical thing? Are they just not in the right clade?
minus-squareomxxi@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agohttps://a-z-animals.com/blog/trilobite-vs-horseshoe-crab-what-are-the-differences/
Why aren’t these things considered Trilobites exactly? They look like Trilobites and I’m pretty sure they fill some of the same general niches? Is it just a taxonomical thing? Are they just not in the right clade?
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/trilobite-vs-horseshoe-crab-what-are-the-differences/