Yunnanozoon or something else?

[DardS8Br]

The longest one is roughly 2cm long. I’ve counted 12 on the rock, which itself is about 5cm long. All I know is that it’s from the Maotianshan shales in China. I was told it’s a Yunnanozoon, but I believe this is incorrect as the person I got it from is often wrong with their identifications. 

[connorp]

Maybe? Some better pictures would help. They are not very clear.

[DardS8Br]

2 minutes ago, connorp said:

Maybe? Some better pictures would help. They are not very clear.

I’ll try. These were the best images I was able to get, but I *might* be able to get a better one

[Paleorunner]

Naraoia SP ?

 

Edited January 18, 2022 by Paleorunner

[Fossildude19]

Can we get a pic of the complete matrix specimens are in?

I agree, the pictures are quite blurry, and detail is nearly impossible to make out in these photos. 

They may not be well preserved enough to make a solid ID. 

 

[Paleorunner]

11 hours ago, Paleorunner said:

Naraoia SP ?

 

Excuse me, but I don't know how I thought I saw, the blurred form of a Naraoia Spinosa. 

[oilshale]

I would rather guess Haikouella lanceolata.

These structures might be branchial arches.

 

Edited January 18, 2022 by oilshale

[DardS8Br]

On 1/18/2022 at 5:23 PM, oilshale said:

I would rather guess Haikouella lanceolata.

These structures might be branchial arches.

 

This was my guess too. It looks strikingly similar to the more poorly preserved Haikouellas I’ve seen listed on places like online. 

[Bringing Fossils to Life]

WOW! Great find! 

[DardS8Br]

I acquired this specimen nearly a year ago, and have been puzzling over its true identity. I was told it was a Yunnanozoon, but I doubted that. I recently got digital microscope, and took a picture of the fossil using it, and it revealed something strange. Legs, or something that looks similar. It looks kinda like a lobopod, but it’s tiny. The specimen pictured  is about 1.5cm long and the legs are barely visible to the naked eye. Any ideas what it could be?

 

I made a post when I first got it with pics of the full plate 

 

[DardS8Br]

I will see if I can get better pictures tomorrow morning. The lighting I had was poor

[Fossildude19]

Topics Merged.

 

Enlarged and brightened:

 

[DardS8Br]

I just realized I accidentally made this a reply to my old post instead of a new post. Am I allowed to make this into a new post?

[Kane]

6 minutes ago, DardS8Br said:

_{I just realized I accidentally made this a reply to my old post instead of a new post. Am I allowed to make this into a new post?}

Actually, you had created a new topic for the same item, which was not necessary. A member of our staff merged it with your previous topic. 

[Fossildude19]

Best to keep all information about one fossil in one topic.

[DardS8Br]

6 minutes ago, Kane said:

Actually, you had created a new topic for the same item, which was not necessary. A member of our staff merged it with your previous topic. 

Ah

[DardS8Br]

Coming back two years later with a little more knowledge, I believe @oilshale was right when he said it potentially could be Haikouella. They appear to be a cluster of poorly preserved specimens that only really preserved the branchial arches