EXTINCTIONS- KILLER, ULTRA RARE SOFT BODIED WAPTIA-TYPE FOSSIL - BURGESS SHALE for Sale

EXTINCTIONS- KILLER, ULTRA RARE SOFT BODIED WAPTIA-TYPE FOSSIL - BURGESS SHALE For Sale

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EXTINCTIONS- KILLER, ULTRA RARE SOFT BODIED WAPTIA-TYPE FOSSIL - BURGESS SHALE:
$399.99

Name: Branchiocaris or Waptia (?)
Age:Middle Cambrian
Formation: Wheeler/Marjum Formation
Location:Millard County, Utah
Size:Arthropod isover 1inch long

Here is a very unusual arthropod. This is either acomplete Branchiocaris, a phyllocarid, or a classic Waptia (or some other rare arthropod!). Phyllocarids are among the lesser known crustaceans. They are distinguished by a rather large carapace, hinged at the top, which sheltered the anterior part of the body. Thisstriking specimen displays the carapace and body very nicely. The distinct fossilcontrasts wonderfully with the light-colored matrix plate. This is a very fine example of this strange Burgess Shale-like arthropod from the Middle Cambrian trilobite beds of Utah.

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