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Burgessochaetaand Canadia
Phylum Annelida; Class Polychaeta
These are polychaete worms, or bristle
worms (
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), segmented animals with
paired appendages each bearing numerous
bristles or setae (see Conway Morris, 1979).
HallucigeniaPhylum Onychophora
The most celebrated Burgess animal and
the classic 'weird wonder' of Stephen Jay
Gould (1989) was placed in this new genus
by Conway Morris to reflect its dream-like
quality as it seemed unlike any other
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36 The polychaete worm
Canadia spinosaUSNM.
Length about 30 mm 1.2 in.
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37 The velvet worm
Hallucigenia sparsa
USNM. Length about
20 mm 0.8 in.
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38 Reconstruction
of Hallucigenia.
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