Jianfengia fossil (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Jianfengia fossil

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One of several Jianfengia fossil specimens: The animal's body plan is extremely simple, consisting of numerous identical segments. However, its head is like that of a more modern crustacean, with eyes on stalks and frontal simple eyes. The head is about 2 millimeters wide (less than one tenth of an inch). 

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Nick Strausfeld, University of Arizona

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