An undetermined species of Polychaete from the Middle Cambrian, Wheeler Shale

Hand phot of an undetermined species of Polychaete from the Middle Cambrian, Wheeler Shale

Canadia sp.

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Vendor: Gold Bugs

SKU Number: SQ4063053

Burgess Shale-like fauna from the time-equivalent deposits of the Middle Cambrian Wheeler Shale of Utah.

This specimen is an undetermined species of Polychaete. Some of the features of this polychaete worm are obscured due to over mineralization of the fossil in the form of tiny dendritic growths on the specimen. The main antennae appear to be separated from the animal. The polychaete is in a compressed, forward-on position.

Full dimensions are listed below.

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Vendor: Gold Bugs

SKU Number: SQ4063053

Burgess Shale-like fauna from the time-equivalent deposits of the Middle Cambrian Wheeler Shale of Utah.

Full dimensions are listed below.

Vendor: Gold Bugs

SKU Number: SQ4063053

Burgess Shale-like fauna from the time-equivalent deposits of the Middle Cambrian Wheeler Shale of Utah.

Full dimensions are listed below.

Specimen Details
Species Name:Canadia sp.Phylum / Class:Annelida / PolychaetaAge:Middle CambrianLocality:Millard County, UtahFormation:Wheeler Shale

Matrix Dimensions
Dimensions:In CentimetersLength:13.50 cmWidth:9.50 cmHeight:1.10 cmWeight:N/A

Specimen Dimensions
Dimensions:In CentimetersLength:1.90 cmWidth:0.80 cmHeight:NegligibleWeight:N/A

Shipping Dimensions
Dimensions:In InchesLength:11.25 inchesWidth:8.75 inchesHeight:6.0 inchesWeight:2.0 lbs (Medium Flat Rate Box)

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Additional Information

The Wheeler Shale formation was named by Charles Doolittle Walcott. The Wheeler is a Konzentrat-Lagerstätte of soft tissued organisms preserved as carbonaceous film on calcareous shale, shaley limestone, mudstone and thin flaggy limestone.
Polychaetes are marine annelid worms. Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which were made of chitin.