Vendor: Lagerstätte Land
SKU Number: SQ4381583
Heliomedusa orienta with soft tissue preservation, Chengjiang Biota. Early Cambrian, Qiongzhusi Section, Yu’anshan Member, Heilinpu Formation, Mafang Village, Anning, Yunnan Province, China.
This specimen has excellent preservation of soft tissue, which is clearly visible as a dark red against the ochre of the matrix.
Heliomedusa was an ovate brachiopod. They are usually found as red-stained composite molds and casts with soft tissue preservation of internal features. It is considered to be discinid, a group of Linguliformea, though it has also been considered a possible stem brachiopod.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Vendor: Lagerstätte Land
SKU Number: SQ4381583
Heliomedusa orienta with soft tissue preservation, Chengjiang Biota. Early Cambrian, Qiongzhusi Section, Yu’anshan Member, Heilinpu Formation, Mafang Village, Anning, Yunnan Province, China.
This specimen has excellent preservation of soft tissue, which is clearly visible as a dark red against the ochre of the matrix.
Heliomedusa was an ovate brachiopod. They are usually found as red-stained composite molds and casts with soft tissue preservation of internal features. It is considered to be discinid, a group of Linguliformea, though it has also been considered a possible stem brachiopod.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Heliomedusa orienta is a small Early Cambrian brachiopod from the Chengiang biota.
Heliomedusa orienta was first interpreted as a jellyfish - hence its name - but is now affiliated with Mickwitzia, as well as Craniopsids and Disciniids.
