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Bohemolichas gut contents and digestive inference

A single three-dimensional intestinal fill directly records ingested shelly material in an Ordovician trilobite.

Represented range466–463 Ma
RegionsŠárka Formation, Prague Basin, Czech Republic
CladesBohemolichas incola · Trilobita

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ecology · high

Synchrotron microtomography of Bohemolichas incola inventory specimen 8 maps ostracod, hyolith and stylophoran remains through the gut; prey identity is direct fossil content, while feeding rate, selectivity and neutral-to-alkaline chemistry are bounded inferences from one meal.

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References

  1. Uniquely preserved gut contents illuminate trilobite palaeophysiologyKraft, P. et al. · 2023 · DOI 10.1038/s41586-023-06567-7
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