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[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Redlichia rex<\/em>, this is the largest trilobite (a marine arthropod) of the Cambrian in Australia. It is considered a predator, as its legs have short robust spines capable of crashing its prey, including other mineralised organisms, and even thought to have been capable of cannibalism.<\/p>\n

Two specimens are present in this collection: the holotype of the species (SAMA P40181) and one of the largest specimens known (paratype SAMA P35572). This trilobite grew to about 20 cm in length https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14772019.2019.1605411<\/a><\/p>\n

(Text: Tory L. Botha and Diego C. Garc\u00eda-Bellido, UofA and SAM)<\/p>\n

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