Helenodora

Helenodora
Temporal range: Pennsylvanian
Helenodora holotype fossil (FMNH PE 29049)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Stem group: Onychophora
Genus: †Helenodora
Thompson and Jones, 1980
Species:
†H. inopinata
Binomial name
Helenodora inopinata
Thompson and Jones, 1980

Description

Antennae

FMNH PE13966 specimen from Murdock et al. showing noticeable antennae

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Potential jaws

Holotype specimen showing a dark hook-like patch originally viewed as a jaw

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Potential slime cannons

Helenodora fossils FMNH PE13966 (A and B), FMNH 33380 (C and D), FMNH PE33822 (E and F), FMNH PE45049 (g), and FMNH PE49784 (h)

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Legs

Outdated artist's reconstruction of Helenodora inopinata.
Anatomical reconstruction by Murdock et al. based on newer fossil material

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Potential claws

Potential claws on the Helenodora paratype fossil (FMNH PE 29050)

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