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creatures of the Cambrian period, underwater scene with Anomalocaris, Opabinia, Hallucigenia, Pirania and Dinomischus (3d science illustration)

Hallucigenia

Hallucigenia fossils have been found in the Burgess Shale deposits in southeastern British Columbia in Canada.

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Hallucigenia, prehistoric aquatic animal from the Cambrian Period (3d paleoart rendering)

Hallucigenia

Hallucigenia was one of the earliest life forms in the earth's prehistoric ocean.

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Hallucigenia, prehistoric aquatic animals from the Cambrian Period (3d paleoart illustration banner)

Hallucigenia

The exact period of the Halluceigenia's extinction isn't known, but they probably didn't survive past the Cambrian-Ordovician extinction event, which occurred approximately 488 million years ago.

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