Auximetric plot with each of the small black dots documenting one of 462 pairs of L∞ and K values (i.e., a growth curve) in 98 species of crustaceans in SeaLifeBase (www.sealifebase.org). (IMAGE)

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Auximetric plot with each of the small black dots documenting one of 462 pairs of L∞ and K values (i.e., a growth curve) in 98 species of crustaceans in SeaLifeBase (www.sealifebase.org).

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Boxplots Note that the position of the L∞ and K data pair for Amplectobelua symbrachiata is far above the large ellipsoid’s main axis (dotted line), suggesting a much faster growth than for recent crustaceans, as well as the Ordovician trilobite Triarthrus eatoni.

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