A genus of extinct marine arthropods from the Cambrian period, characterized by their small size and simple body structure.
Modern scientific Latin name, likely combining 'ex-' (out) with a root suggesting splitting or division, reflecting their discovered structural features.
Explida fossils are tiny—barely visible without magnification—yet they've revealed surprising complexity about early animal evolution, showing that even microscopic creatures had specialized body parts.
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