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Marrella - Wikipedia Marrella is an extinct genus of marrellomorph arthropod known from the Middle Cambrian of North America and Asia It is the most common animal represented in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada, with tens of thousands of specimens collected
Marrella splendens - The Burgess Shale Marrella is a small arthropod with a wedge-shaped head shield bearing two pairs of prominent spines that project from the sides and posterodorsal margin and extend back along most of the length of the body
Marrella - Prehistoric Wildlife The genus Marrella has the distinction of being the most common animal found in the world famous Burgess Shale When first described in 1912
Marrella model from Paleozoo It is one of the most emblematic of Paleozoic lifeforms - closely associated with the "Cambrian Explosion" Marrella was the first fossil discovered in the Burgess Shale of Canada by Charles Walcott It is also the most numerous organism within the famous shale - over 12,000 specimens
Marrella Marrella is quite distinctive - it has two large, curved lateral cephalic spines and a pair of large, posteriorly-directed cephalic spines Many Marrella specimens have squeezed-out gut contents (see below)
Marrella@Paleozoic Aquarium In this felting Marrella, the location and shape of mouth is based on speculation Many arthropods use hemocyanin as a respiratory pigment instead of hemoglobin, so I made the gill of this felting animal blue decisively
Marrella | Prehistoric Earth Wiki | Fandom Marrella is thought to have been a deep-sea scavenger, living on the ocean floor and feeding on small particles of organic material One particular specimen shows that the animal molted its shell, rather like living marine invertebrates
Marrellomorpha - Wikipedia It is divided into two major groups, Marrellida and Acercostraca They lacked mineralised hard parts, so are only known from areas of exceptional preservation, limiting their fossil distribution The best known member is Marrella, with thousands of specimens found in the Cambrian aged Burgess Shale of Canada