Everything about Sidneyia totally explained
Sidneyia is an extinct
arthropod known from
fossils found in the
Cambrian-age
Burgess Shale formation of
British Columbia.
General description
Sidneyia ranged from 2 to 5 inches in length and is one of the largest arthropods found at the site. It is thought to have been a benthic carnivore that walked along the sea floor in search of hard-shelled prey. Gut contents have revealed that
Sidneyia fed on hyolithids (molluscs) and other small
crustaceans and
trilobites.
Sidneyia was discovered in 1910 during the first day of
Charles Walcott's exploration of the Burgess Shale. He named it after his elder son, Sidney, who had helped to locate the site and collect the specimen. The species name,
Sidneyia inexpectans, means "Sidney's discovery".
About 200 specimens have been documented.
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