And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life...
Genesis 1:20
"An international team of paleontologists has found the
exceptionally preserved fossilized remains of an enigmatic new type of crab, Callichimaera perplexa, which lived in what are now Colombia and the United States.
Callichimaera perplexa (means ‘perplexing beautiful chimera’) was about the size of a quarter and had large and unprotected compound eyes, bent claws, leg-like mouth parts, exposed tail, and small body.
The ancient creature is so unique and strange that it can be considered the ‘platypus of the crab world.’
“Usually we think of crabs as big animals with broad carapaces, strong claws, small eyes in long eyestalks, and a small tail tucked under the body.”
“Well, Callichimaera perplexa defies all of these crabby features and forces a re-think of our definition of what makes a crab a crab.”
SciNews
Genesis 1:20
"An international team of paleontologists has found the
Callichimaera perplexa (means ‘perplexing beautiful chimera’) was about the size of a quarter and had large and unprotected compound eyes, bent claws, leg-like mouth parts, exposed tail, and small body.
The ancient creature is so unique and strange that it can be considered the ‘platypus of the crab world.’
“Usually we think of crabs as big animals with broad carapaces, strong claws, small eyes in long eyestalks, and a small tail tucked under the body.”
“Well, Callichimaera perplexa defies all of these crabby features and forces a re-think of our definition of what makes a crab a crab.”
SciNews