Note: This historical image is not a factually accurate paleontological restoration.
Reason: Outdated reconstruction with vertically arranged frontal appendages (laterally arranged according to Bergström 1986) and seperated gills (dorsally attached to body flaps according to Budd & Daley 2011). See source for details.
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概要
解説1975 outdated Opabinia regalis.jpg
English: Outdated reconstruction of Opabinia regalis from Whittington 1975. Extracted from Briggs 2015, Figure 2.
Uploaded a work by Derek E. G. Briggs from Briggs, Derek E. G. (2015-04-19). [https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2014.0313 Extraordinary fossils reveal the nature of Cambrian life: a commentary on Whittington (1975) ‘The enigmatic animal ''Opabinia regalis'', Middle Cambrian, Burgess Shale, British Columbia’]. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 370 (1666): 20140313. doi:10.1098/rstb.2014.0313 with UploadWizard