Branchiocaris
| Branchiocaris Temporal range: Mid Cambrian | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Reconstruction of Branchiocaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Genus: | Branchiocaris |
Branchiocaris is a Cambrian organism known from Burgess shale-type localities.[1] 4 specimens of Branchiocaris are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise <0.1% of the community.[2]
In popular culture
This fossil appears on TV show 'The Simpsons', chapter: 'Lisa, the sceptic', behind the paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould (Wonderful Life's author).
External links
- "Branchiocaris pretiosa". Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. 2011.
References
- ↑ Briggs, D.E.G.; Erwin, D.H.; Collier, F.J. (1995), Fossils of the Burgess Shale, Washington: Smithsonian Inst Press, ISBN 156098659X, OCLC 231793738
- ↑ Caron, Jean-Bernard; Jackson, Donald A. (October 2006). "Taphonomy of the Greater Phyllopod Bed community, Burgess Shale". PALAIOS 21 (5): 451–65. doi:10.2110/palo.2003.P05-070R. JSTOR 20173022.