Microdictyon

In Depth        Microdictyon is a genus of Cambrian worm-like animal that lived on sea floors across the world.‭ Further Reading -‭ ‬Early Cambrian lobopodian sclerites and associated fossils from Kazakhstan.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology.‭ ‬46:‭ ‬93.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬dzik‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003. -‭ ‬New Cambrian lobopods and chaetognaths of the Siberian Platform.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal.‭ ‬40‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬234‭–‬243.‭ … Read more

Hallucigenia

hallucigenia

In Depth        Hallucigenia was first identified as the Cambrian aquatic worm Canadia by Charles Doolittle Walcott in‭ ‬1911.‭ ‬However a study of the Canadia fossils by Simon Conway Morris in‭ ‬1977‭ ‬brought to light the discovery that the fossils did not represent the same creature.‭ ‬Because of its bizarre appearance of spikes and tentacles,‭ ‬Conway … Read more