Superb Brachiocaris Phyllocarid from Wheeler Shale

Brachiocaris sp. Phyllocarid

Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Subclass Phyllocarida

Geological Time: Middle Cambrian

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Matrix 150mm X 155mm Brachiocaris 48mm

Fossil Site: Wheeler Shale, Millard County, Utah

Fossil Code: CB008

Price: $125.00

It is unusual to have a good positive and negative phyllocarid as one half is usually partially covered by matrix. This specimen is also unusual in having such good contrast. The taxon is also known from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, while another member of the genus has been found in the Chengjiang Biota.

Fossil Sales

click to enlarge

Fossil Mall Navigation:

l Home l Fossils for Sale Map l Museum and Rare Fossils l How to Buy Fossils l

Navigate by Fossil Store:
l EDCOPE Enterprises l Western Fossils l Stonerelic l
l Pangaea Fossils l Primal Extincts l

Navigate by Fossil Category:
l Fossil Amber l Ammonites l Dinosaur and Reptile Fossils l
l Crinoids and Echinoderms l Fish Fossils l Insect Fossils l Invertebrate Fossils l
l Plant Fossils l Stromatolites l Trace & Ichnofossils l Trilobites l
l Russian Trilobites l Vertebrate Fossils l Fossil Kits l

Fossils & Science:
l Science Section l Paleobiology and Geological Timeline l The Fossil Dealers l