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Badass worm gave rise to insects, spiders & shellfish
The prehistoric animal is so bizarre that, for years, scientists couldnt figure out which side of it was the front and which was the back.
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Badass worm gave rise to insects, spiders & shellfish (Original Post)
Panich52
Jun 2015
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longship
(40,416 posts)1. And it is called hallucigenia.
xocet
(3,875 posts)2. Here is a link to a few photos and to a fossil gallery that relates to the Burgess Shale....
The Burgess Shale
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Fossil Gallery
Overview and Highlights
The Burgess shale is famous for its stunning soft-bodied fossils (mostly animals and algae) which offer a spectacular picture of marine life that populated our planet 500 million years ago. These fossils are of critical importance in understanding the origin of modern life on Earth. (For more information, visit the Science Section).
Using the latest web technology and high-resolution images you will be able to browse through hundreds of images of fossil specimens in the Main Gallery or use the Advanced Search tool, to filter particular types of information. Additionally, because the fossils are usually flattened within the rock layers, the latest in digital animation techniques brings many species to life. Discover some highlights here:
Hallucigenia - A prickly worm with a twisted history (Photo)
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Hallucigenia sparsa (USNM 83935) Holotype, part (left column) and counterpart (right column). Complete specimen showing spines and legs and potential decay fluids at the posterior part (black area on the counterpart) originally interpreted as the head. Head at opposite end, towards the right (on the part). Approximate specimen length = 28 mm. Specimen dry direct light (top row); wet polarized light (bottom row). Walcott Quarry.
© Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History. Photos: Jean-Bernard Caron
http://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/en/fossil-gallery/intro_3.php
[hr]
Fossil Gallery
Overview and Highlights
The Burgess shale is famous for its stunning soft-bodied fossils (mostly animals and algae) which offer a spectacular picture of marine life that populated our planet 500 million years ago. These fossils are of critical importance in understanding the origin of modern life on Earth. (For more information, visit the Science Section).
Using the latest web technology and high-resolution images you will be able to browse through hundreds of images of fossil specimens in the Main Gallery or use the Advanced Search tool, to filter particular types of information. Additionally, because the fossils are usually flattened within the rock layers, the latest in digital animation techniques brings many species to life. Discover some highlights here:
Hallucigenia - A prickly worm with a twisted history (Photo)
...
Hallucigenia sparsa (USNM 83935) Holotype, part (left column) and counterpart (right column). Complete specimen showing spines and legs and potential decay fluids at the posterior part (black area on the counterpart) originally interpreted as the head. Head at opposite end, towards the right (on the part). Approximate specimen length = 28 mm. Specimen dry direct light (top row); wet polarized light (bottom row). Walcott Quarry.
© Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History. Photos: Jean-Bernard Caron
http://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/en/fossil-gallery/intro_3.php
Xipe Totec
(43,893 posts)3. If badass means you can't tell whether it's coming or going, then yes. nt