The Burgess Shale: historic and scientific explorations

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Opabinia regalis - classifying the bizarre creatures found in the Burgess Shale

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Opabinia swimming

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A digital animation of an Opabinia regalis swimming around an assemblage of sponges. This primitive arthropod with five eyes and a "trump" was probably an efficient predator.

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