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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Vetulicolia
Order: Yunnanozoa
Family: Yunnanozoonidae
Genus: Haikouella
Species: Haikouella lanceolata
Author Citation CHEN, HUANG & LI, 1999
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Paleozoic
Period: Cambrian
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Epoch 2
International Age: Stage 3
Chiungchussu Formation
Acquired by: Purchase/Trade
Length: 4.1 cm
Haikou
Chengjiang County
Yunnan
China
Not 100% sure what it is - could be either a rare Yunnanozoon lividum Hou, Ramsköld & Bergström, 1991, a Hemichordate or - more likely Haikouella lanceolata Chen, Huang & Li, 1999, a Chordate. Even Haikouichthys ercaicunensis Shu, Conway Morris, Han & Zhang, a primitive fish, is still a posibility.
Under UV light
Reconstruction of Haikouella (from Wikipedia):
Reconstruction of Haikouichthys (from Wikipedia):
Lit.:
Degan Shu, et al. (2003) A New Species of Yunnanozoan with Implications for Deuterostome Evolution. Science 299, 1380.
World heritage nomination: Chengjiang Fossil Site.
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