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.