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English: A reconstruction of the Fezouata Biota, from the early Ordovician of Morocco. This reconstruction depicts roughly 50 different species, the largest of which is Aegirocassis benmoulai at over 2 metres long.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-71622-w

List of species depicted:

  1. Aegirocassis benmoulai
  2. Pseudoangustidontus duplospineus
  3. Pseudoangustidontus izdigua
  4. "Meathook" Aegirocassisine Radiodont
  5. Platypeltoides cuervoae
  6. Apatokephalus sp.
  7. Harpides sp.
  8. Ampyx priscus
  9. Megistaspis hammondi
  10. Tremaglaspis unite
  11. Brachyaglaspis singularis
  12. Setapedites abundantis
  13. "Furca" Marrellomorph
  14. "Zagoracaris" Phyllocarid
  15. "Eoduslia" Cheloniellid
  16. Tariccoia tazagurtensis
  17. Enosiaspis hrungnir
  18. Thelxiope sp.
  19. Xiphosuran
  20. "Pipe Cleaner" Paucipodiid Lobopodian
  21. Ovatiovermiid Lobopodian
  22. Selkirkia tsering
  23. Palaeoscolex? tenensis
  24. Rioceras sp.
  25. Polymeres sp.
  26. Calvapilosa kroegeri
  27. Rhopalocystis destombesi
  28. Villebrunaster fezouataensis
  29. Nimchacystis agterbosi
  30. Plasiacystis mobilis
  31. Bohemiaecystis sp.
  32. Hamptoni christi
  33. Pirania auraeum
  34. Choia sp.
  35. Webbyites felix
  36. Tetragraptus sp.
  37. Baltograptus sp.
  38. Expansograptus sp.
  39. Araneograptus murrayi
  40. Prioniodus cf. gilberti
  41. Eoconularia sp.
  42. Archaeoconularia sp.
  43. Sphenothallus sp.
  44. Lesueurilla sp.
  45. Carcassonnella sp.
  46. Pauxillites thaddei
  47. Nanorthis sp.
  48. Nothorthis sp.
  49. Sedlecilingula sp.
  50. Tarfaya marocana
  51. Wosekella filiola
  52. Plumulites bengstoni
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A reconstruction of the Fezouata Biota, from the early Ordovician of Morocco. This reconstruction depicts roughly 50 different species, the largest of which is Aegirocassis benmoulai at over 2 metres long.

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