Note: This historical image is not a factually accurate paleontological restoration.
Reason: 2024 study shows that previous reconstructions were upside down anatomically.[1]
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Summary
DescriptionPikaia gracilens B.jpg
English: Reconstruction of the primitive Cambrian chordate, Pikaia gracilens, of Burgess Shales.
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