Kerygmachela kierkegaardi (lat.) Is a species of extinct arthropods from the Dinocarida class. About 50 individuals are found from the remains found in Cambrian deposits on Piri Land (northern Greenland ). The total body length of Kerygmachela kierkegaardi was about 17.5 cm. At the front end of the body was a pair of large limbs carrying four large processes. The thoracic (thoracic) section is represented by 11 segments, on each of which were a pair of lateral lobes and a pair of walking legs. The small, trapezoidal shape of the posterior part of the body carried a pair of long jointed tail spines [1] .
| † Kerygmachela kierkegaardi |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Gender: | † Kerygmachela Budd , 1993 |
| View: | † Kerygmachela kierkegaardi |
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| International scientific name |
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Kerygmachela kierkegaardi Budd , 1993 [1] |
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The generic name is derived from other Greek. κήρυγμα - “proclamation” and χηλή - “claw” and is associated with the developed structure of the forelimbs; the species epithet kierkegaardi is given in honor of the Danish philosopher Kierkegaard ( dates Kierkegaard ) [1] .
