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Burgess Shale priapulid worm

Reconstruction of the priapulid worm, Louisella pedunculata, from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia. This long priapulid (15 to 26 cm.) burrowed in the sediment and nabbed its prey with a long proboscis where the mouth is located.

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Burgess Shale priapulid worm

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Reconstruction of the priapulid worm, Louisella pedunculata, from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia. This long priapulid (15 to 26 cm.) burrowed in the sediment and nabbed its prey with a long proboscis where the mouth is located.

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Album / Science Source / Chase Studio

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6804 x 2943 px | 57.3 MB

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57.6 x 24.9 cm | 22.7 x 9.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANIMAL FOSSIL • ANIMAL FOSSILS • ANIMAL • ANIMALS • BRITISH COLUMBIA • BRITISH COLUMBIAN • BURGESS SHALE FORMATION • BURGESS SHALE FOSSIL • BURGESS SHALE FOSSILS • BURGESS SHALE • BURGESS • CAMBRIAN PERIOD • CAMBRIAN • CANADA • EXTINCT ANIMAL • EXTINCT ANIMALS • EXTINCT • EXTINCTION • FAUNA • FOSSIL ANIMAL • FOSSIL ANIMALS • FOSSIL • FOSSILIZED • FOSSILS • ILLUSTRATED • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • LOUISELLA PEDUNCULATA • LOUISELLA • MIDDLE CAMBRIAN PERIOD • MIDDLE CAMBRIAN • PAINTING • PAINTINGS • PALEOZOIC ERA • PALEOZOIC • PREHISTORIC ANIMAL • PREHISTORIC ANIMALS • PREHISTORIC • PREHISTORY • PRIAPULID WORM • PRIAPULID WORMS • PRIAPULID • PRIAPULIDS • RECONSTRUCTION • RECONSTRUCTIONS • WILDLIFE