Description

Weichangiops sp.
Early Cretaceous
Yixian Formation
Huangbangi Valley, Beipiao, Liaoning Province, China

Two 75mm and 70mm notostracan arthropods on huge 460mm slab. Very nice display specimen.

Arhtropod. Crustacean.

Weichangiops is a genus of extinct crustacean belonging to the Order Notostraca, a group commonly known as “tadpole shrimp” or “shield shrimp” that appeared during the Devonian and has managed to survive to the present day.