very much like Palaeastacus (opposite, below). It displayed the characteristic section of exoskeleton, known as the carapace, that covered both the creature's head and thorax, with an extended abdomen containing powerful swimming musclesใ Species of this creature tend to have robust exoskeletons (outer casings) with coarse nodes or spines. Enoploclytia is generally rare in the fossil record, and is usually found only in Cretaceous beds. Some species, however, have been found in rocks dating to the Palaeocene. This means that it managed to survive the catastrophic end-of Cretaceous, or K/T, extinction that occurred 65 million years ago