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Natural History Museum: 'Weird Shrimp' From Canada Preferred Squishy Prey
July 06, 2023
LONDON, England, July 6 (TNSjou) -- The Natural History Museum issued the following news release:

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New research on the spiked appendages of Anomalocaris canadensis reveals that the iconic predator was built for speed, but wasn't strong enough to break trilobite skeletons.

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Biomechanical studies on the arachnid-like front "legs" of an extinct apex predator show that the marine animal was much weaker than once assumed. An . . .

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