Stunning Cambrian Worms Plate- - Fossil plate matrix - Maotianshania cylindrica

Maotianshania is an extinct genus of palaeoscolecidomorph worm from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang Biota of China. Traditionally regarded as a stem-group priapulid, its exact evolutionary position remains debated, and some studies consider palaeoscolecidomorphs a distinct early ecdysozoan lineage. This plate preserves one complete specimen with stunning details and incredible preservation: Its last meal can still be seen, as the dark trail down the middle of the specimen. Matrix is 55 x 33 mm. Early Cambrian (Eoredlichia Zone) Yu’ anshan Member., Qiongzhusi Formation Chengjiang, China RARE

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