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Agnostus pisiformis (Linnaeus, 1757) as depicted in the 47th plate of Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur.

Agnostus pisiformis ( Linnaeus, 1757) as depicted in the 47th plate of Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur..
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Life size model (about 60 cm) of Laggania cambria' (Anomalocarididae) Model in based on fossils from Burgess Shale (middle Cambrian), Canada.

Life size model (about 60 cm) of Laggania cambria ( Anomalocarididae) in the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde of Karlsruhe, Germany. The model is based on fossils from Burgess Shale ( middle Cambrian), Canada.
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Elrathia kingii, Cambrian (540 myo), Wheeler Shale, Utah, USA.

Elrathia kingii, Cambrian (540 myo), Wheeler Shale, Utah, USA.
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Laelaps by Charles R. Knight.

Reconstruction of Haikouichthys ercaicunensis.
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Various species of Cambrian sponge-like animals, known as Archaeocyathans.

Various species of Cambrian sponge-like animals, known as Archaeocyathans. Counterclockwise, from the upper left corner, Coscinoptycta zunyiensis, Kotuyicyathus debilis, Tumuliolynthus musatovi, Beltanacyathus digitus, Fransuasaecyathus novus, Orbicyathus mongolicus, Center, Paranacyathus subartus.
Photo credit: Stanton F. Fink

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A reconstruction (drawing) of the appearance of Wiwaxia corrugata.

A reconstruction (drawing) of the appearance of Wiwaxia corrugata, a rather unusual invertebrate form the lower Cambrian.
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Various members of the phylum Vetulicolia, found in the Maotianshan shale biota, of the Early Cambrian.

Various members of the phylum Vetulicolia, found in the Maotianshan shale biota, of the Early Cambrian. From top, Yuyuanozoon magnificissimi, Heteromorphus longicaudatus, Vetulicola cuneata, Xidazoon stephanus, and Yunnanozoon lividum.
Photo credit: Stanton F. Fink

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Laelaps by Charles R. Knight.

Opabinia regalis, an enigmatic animal from the middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia.
Photo credit: Nobu Tamura

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Life restoration of Ottoia' in natural environment with nearby Haplophrentis.

Life restoration of Ottoia in natural environment with nearby Haplophrentis.
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Reconstruction of the famous Cambrian organism, Hallucigenia sparsa.

Reconstruction of the famous Cambrian organism, Hallucigenia sparsa.
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Laelaps by Charles R. Knight.

Size comparison of selected Burgess Shale fauna and a human.
Photo credit: Matt Martyniuk

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This trilobite species is Asaphiscus wheeleri.

This trilobite species is Asaphiscus wheeleri. These come from the Cambrian-age Wheeler shale from Millard County, Utah ( USA). It is near Antelope Springs.
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This trilobite species is Asaphiscus wheeleri.

Nectocaris pteryx after the reconstruction in Smith & Caron 2010.
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This trilobite species is Asaphiscus wheeleri.

Ventral view of Burgessia bella from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Volume 85, Number 3, Figure 3 (on page 16).
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This trilobite species is Asaphiscus wheeleri.

Ventral view of Naraoia compacta from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Volume 85, Number 3, Figure 1 (on page 10).
Photo credit: Charles Elmer Resser