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Thylacocephala
Thylacocephala (from the Greek or ', meaning "pouch", and or ' meaning "head") is an extinct group of mandibulate arthropods, that are generally regarded as a kind of crustacean, though their exact position within this group is uncertain. As a class they have a short research history, having been erected in the early 1980s.
Ainiktozoon
Ainiktozoon loganense ("Logan's enigmatic animal", from (aíniktós, "riddling, enigmatical"), living thing), is a fossil arthropod from the Silurian of Scotland.
Dollocaris
Dollocaris is an extinct genus of thylacocephalan that lived during the Jurassic period. Fossils have been found in France, specifically the La Voulte-sur-Rhône lagerstätte. It is known for its massive compound eyes, giving Dollocaris a rather characteristic appearance. One species is currently known, D. ingens.