Description

Leanchoilia superlata
Middle Cambrian
Burgess Shale, Stephens Formation
Field, British Columbia, Canada.

76mm long including appendages on 133mm x 58mm slab. Rare. No restoration, no repair.

Arthropod. Lagerstatten. Soft-bodied.

Leanchoilia is an arachnomorph arthropod known for its long, whip-like antennae.

Big, showy example of an iconic Burgess Shale arthropod.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leanchoilia