Hallucigenia reveals its head

[Ezikot]

According to Martin Smith of the University of Cambridge,
Hallucigenia looked like this:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27778-weird-fossil-worm-with-legs-and-spikes-finally-reveals-its-head.html?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=hoot&cmpid=SOC%257CNSNS%257C2015-GLOBAL-hoot#.VYul6kZS2So

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/24/scientists-finally-decide-which-bit-of-this-weird-animal-is-the-head/

[Crackington]

Thanks for sharing, this is a great bit of news about one of my favourite creatures. The BBC have also done a nice feature on their website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33262884

I saw an actual fossil of the creature when Chinese fossils from the Chengjiang Cambrian site visited the Oxford Natural History Museum a few years back. I was surprised at how small it was. My memory is now a little hazy bit it could have been this fossil at this website:

http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Sites/Chengjiang/Hallucigenia/Hallucigenia-b.htm

One last thing, in terms of Halluciginea models, it looks like Kaiyodo is the closest as it does have eyes, albeit big and bug eyed!

[Balaur]

Wow! Only now we know this creatures entire appearance! No wonder it's called Hallucigenia.

[Plasticbeast95]

So the previous head really was just a stain?

[Dinomike]

A very cool discovery!