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Burgess Shale sponge

Reconstruction of the sponge, Vauxia venata, from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia. Although quite different in appearance from the other four species of Vauxia from the Burgess Shale, its skeleton possesses a similar fused framework of fibers. Only two specimens of this species have been collected. The size of the expanding cups ranges from 20 to 50 mm across.

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Burgess Shale sponge

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Reconstruction of the sponge, Vauxia venata, from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia. Although quite different in appearance from the other four species of Vauxia from the Burgess Shale, its skeleton possesses a similar fused framework of fibers. Only two specimens of this species have been collected. The size of the expanding cups ranges from 20 to 50 mm across.

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6000 x 3501 px | 60.1 MB

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50.8 x 29.6 cm | 20.0 x 11.7 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 • MIDDLE CAMBRIAN PERIOD • MIDDLE CAMBRIAN • PAINTING • PAINTINGS • PALEOZOIC ERA • PALEOZOIC • PREHISTORIC ANIMAL • PREHISTORIC ANIMALS • PREHISTORIC • PREHISTORY • RECONSTRUCTION • RECONSTRUCTIONS • SPONGE • SPONGES • VAUXIA VENATA • VAUXIA • WILDLIFE