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EXTINCTIONS- ULTRA RARE SOFT BODIED WAPTIA-TYPE FOSSIL- NOT BURGESS SHALE- COOL!
EXTINCTIONS- ULTRA RARE SOFT BODIED WAPTIA-TYPE FOSSIL- NOT BURGESS SHALE- COOL!

EXTINCTIONS- ULTRA RARE SOFT BODIED WAPTIA-TYPE FOSSIL- NOT BURGESS SHALE- COOL!

$ 263.99

Availability: 100 in stock
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    Description

    Name
    :   Branchiocaris or Waptia
    Age:
    Middle Cambrian
    Formation:
    Wheeler/Marjum Formation
    Location:
    Millard County, Utah
    Size:
    Arthropod is over 1 inch long
    We will be auctioning some cool fossils here over the next few weeks, so keep checking back.
    Here is a very unusual arthropod. This is either a complete Branchiocaris, a phyllocarid, or a classic Waptia. 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. This striking specimen displays the carapace and body very nicely. The distinct fossil contrasts 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.
    A Certificate of Authenticity from EXTINCTIONS.com is included with this specimen.
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