The Megacheiran candidate: Fossil hunters strike gold with new species
Like other Megacheirans, Lomankus is an example of an arthropod with an adaptable head and specialized appendages (a scorpion’s claws and a spider’s fangs are other examples). In the case of Lomankus, its front appendages bear a trio of long, flexible, whip-like flagella — which may have been used to perceive its surroundings and detect food.