Marine Bristle Worm Fossil

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Description

Marine bristle worms are also known as polychetes. The oldest polychete is from the early Cambrian Period (over 500 million years ago).

Local ID:

https://db.fieldmuseum.org/7a8fbcb8-bc2e-4d67-bbee-dae32895a252

Collection:

Fossil Invertebrate

Citation:

https://db.fieldmuseum.org/7a8fbcb8-bc2e-4d67-bbee-dae32895a252 PE 23803 Field Museum of Natural History

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Annelida

Class:

Polychaeta

Genus:

Pieckonia

Species:

helenae

Scientific Name:

Pieckonia helenae

Common Name:

Marine Bristle Worm