Hallucigenia Enamel Pin (Hallucigenia sparsa) Eidolon and the power of geological

and the power of geological formation

5 cm (25 in

deforestation and over-hunting

Perfect for fans of quirky

Discovered in Argentina and living about 130 million years ago

Hallucigenia Enamel Pin (Hallucigenia sparsa) Eidolon and the power of geologicalIf evolution ever doodled in the margins, it was Hallucigenia. This tiny, wormlike oddball from the Cambrian explosion (over 500 million years ago) looked like something straight out of a sci fi concept sketch: a spindly body tipped with clawed legs, and a row of absurdly long spines jutting from its back like a living pincushion. Originally reconstructed upside down (yes, paleontologists once thought it walked on its spines), Hallucigenia has since