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Cambrian Sea Game Enrichment

Organisms in the Sea

Gon, S., III, & Whorrall, J. (2005, April 25). [Some of the diversity of the Burgess Shale biota is depicted in the drawing.]. Retrieved June 13, 2017, from https://www.trilobites.info/Burgess.htm

Biota

Amiskwia (27)

Alchetron.com. (2018). Sanctacaris [Image]. Retrieved 10 July 2020, from https://alchetron.com/Sanctacaris.

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Anomalocaris (28)

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Archaeocyatha (not pictured above)

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Aysheaia (21)

Aysheaia. (2011, August 3). Retrieved June 13, 2017, from http://www.lifebeforethedinosaurs.com/2011/08/aysheaia.html

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Brachiopods (2)

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Burgessia (14)

Burgessia. (n.d.). Retrieved June 13, 2017, from http://dinopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Burgessia

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Canadaspis (12)

Canadaspis. (2011, July 28). Retrieved June 13, 2017, from http://www.lifebeforethedinosaurs.com/2011/07/canadaspis.html

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Crinoids (4) 

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Cyanobacteria (located on the Stromatolites)

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  Dinomischus (25)

Dinomischus. (2011, June 20). Retrieved June 13, 2017, from http://www.lifebeforethedinosaurs.com/2011/06/dinomischus.html

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Eifellia (7)

Carter, L. (2014, January 11). Eifellia globosa . Retrieved June 13, 2017, from https://www.gamineral.org/ft/2014/ft201401.html

Hallucigenia (20)

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Haplophrentis (23)

DuFault, D. (2017, January 18). Haplophrentis. Retrieved June 13, 2017, from https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jan/18/paleontologists-solve-an-ancient-tentacled-mystery-haplophrentis

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Hazelia (6)

Hazelia Desmosponge Fossil. (n.d.). Retrieved June 13, 2017, from http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Sites/Chengjiang/Hazelia/Desmospongia-b.htm

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Helmetia (13)

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Leanchoilia (10)

The Virtual Fossil Museum. Burgess Shale Leanchoilia superlata [Image]. Retrieved 10 July 2020, from http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Sites/burgessshale/leanchoilia_superlata/leanchoilia_superlata.htm.

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Marrella (11)

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Mollusks (3)

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Naraoia (16)

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Odaraia (19)

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Olenoides (1)

Myers, W. B. (n.d.). Olenoides serratus (trilobite). Retrieved June 13, 2017, from http://www.arcadiastreet.com/cgvistas/earth/02_paleozoic/earth_02_paleozoic_2100.htm

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Ottoia (8)

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Opabinia (24)

Tamura, N. (2018). Opabinia [Image]. Retrieved 10 July 2020, from https://ocean.si.edu/through-time/ancient-seas/opabinia.

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Pikaia (22)

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Sanctacaris (18)

Alchetron.com. (2018). Sanctacaris [Image]. Retrieved 10 July 2020, from https://alchetron.com/Sanctacaris.

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Scenella (3)

Scenella. (2011). Retrieved June 13, 2017, from http://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/en/fossil-gallery/view-species.php?id=111

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Sidneyia (9)

Sidneyia. (n.d.). Retrieved June 13, 2017, from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/299348706452801667/

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Tegopelte (15)

Avancna. (n.d.). Tegopelte gigas. Retrieved June 13, 2017, from http://avancna.deviantart.com/art/Tegopelte-gigas-582701059

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Vauxia (5)

Vauxia. (n.d.). Retrieved June 13, 2017, from http://dinopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Vauxia

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Waptia (17)

Waptia. (n.d.). Retrieved June 13, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waptia

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Wiwaxia (26)

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Printable Resources

Cambrian Sea Facts Sheet (docx)

Cambrian Sea Facts Sheet (pdf)

Cambrian Sea Organism Identification Worksheet (docx)

Cambrian Sea Organism Identification Worksheet (pdf)

Cambrian Sea Organism Identification Worksheet Key (docx)

Cambrian Sea Organism Identification Worksheet Key (pdf)