Laggania
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| Laggania Fossil range: Cambrian |
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 Laggania cambria fossil in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.
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Laggania cambria |
Laggania cambria was a species of Anomalocarid that lived in the Cambrian period. Unlike most other anomalocarids, Laggania was thought to be a filter feeder rather that a carnivore. Its two mouth appendages had long bristle-like spines. Laggania had no fan tail, and its short stalked eyes were behind its mouth appendages, another reason why scientists don't think Laggania was a ruthless hunter, but rather the whale of it's time- 530 million years ago.
