2009-03-20 09:35 Hurdia victoria was originally described in 1912 as a crustacean-like animal. Now, researchers from Uppsala University and colleagues reveal it to be just one part of a complex and remarkable new animal that has an important story to tell about the origin of the largest group of living animals, the arthropods. The findings are being published in this week's issue of Science.
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Det mest välbevarade exemplaret av Hurdia victoria, funnet i Burgesskiffern av Charles Walcott för nästan hundra år sedan. Exemplaret identifierades först nyligen som Hurdia. foto: Allison Daley. / The best preserved specimen of Hurdia victoria from the Burgess Shale, collected by Charles Walcott almost 100 years ago but only recently identified as Hurdia. Photo: Allison Daley.