Super rare arthropod Bradoriida???

[DatFossilBoy]

Hey all.

I saw this fossil arthropod online for a really low price and the seller claims it’s a « super rare arthropod Bradoriida » from  Mongolia.

Is it really what it sais and is it really that rare? Worth it?

Here are some pictures of it.

Thanks for all the help.

Cheers

[oilshale]

Bradoriida are interesting species but not especially rare. This fossil is from Chengjiang, Yunnan in China and not from Mongolia.

Thomas

Lit.:

Xianguang Hou, Mark Williams, David J. Siveter, Derek J. Siveter, Richard J. Aldridge2 and Robert S. Sansom (2010): Soft-part anatomy of the Early Cambrian bivalved arthropods Kunyangella and Kunmingella: significance for the phylogenetic relationships of Bradoriida Proc. R. Soc. B (2010) 277, 1835–1841 doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.2194

 

Yanhong Duan, Jian Han, Dongjing Fu, Xingliang Zhang, Xiaoguang Yang, Tsuyoshi Komiya, Degan Shu (2014): Reproductive strategy of the bradoriid arthropod Kunmingella douvillei from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte, South China. Gondwana Research 25 (2014) 983-990.

 

[gigantoraptor]

Looks a lot like Kunmingella douvillei or a similar species. These are not too rare. It looks a lot like the Maotianshan Shales in Chengjiang (Yunan province in China).

[caldigger]

Two things that do not generally go together. Super Rare and Super Cheap.

If it is truly that rare, why would they be selling it for so little?

[izak_]

25 minutes ago, caldigger said:

Two things that do not generally go together. Super Rare and Super Cheap.

If it is truly that rare, why would they be selling it for so little?

Because maybe its in relatively bad condition. Also just because something is rare, that doesn't mean its worth heaps.

[DatFossilBoy]

Okay.

Thanks for the help.

I think the seller is a bit exagerating,will pass this one.

But Foozil has a point.

Thanks everyone.