#  Cambrian Ancestor of Crustaceans and Insects in 3D 

 





January 07, 2019

 

 

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 The pancrustaceans are the most diverse animal group to ever exist, and include familiar kinds of arthropods such as crustaceans (e.g. shrimp, crabs, lobsters) and six-legged insects. A new study by **Prof. Javier Ortega-Hernández** and **Joanna Wolfe** (Research Associate, Ortega-Hernández Lab), in collaboration with colleagues at Yunnan University in Kunming, illuminate details on the evolution of these successful invertebrates. The findings, published in *[Current Biology](https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)31590-2#%20)*, reveal delicate details of the head and trunk limbs, such as antennae, mandibles and epipodites (gill-like structures on the legs) of the shrimp-like fossil *Ercaicunia multinodosa,* which are diagnostic features observed in modern pancrustaceans.

#####  ***Image: Ercaicunia Micro CT Model by Dayou Zhai***



 

 

 



 

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