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Phyllopod bed
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The Phyllopod bed, designated by USNM locality number 35k, is the most famous fossil-bearing member of the Burgess Shale fossil Lagerstätte. It was quarried by Charles Walcott from 1911 to 1917 and wa
Fossil Ridge forms the spectacular backdrop to the Phyllopod bed.
Fossil Ridge forms the spectacular backdrop to the Phyllopod bed.
Walcott and his team collecting from the Phyllopod bed, c. 1913
Walcott and his team collecting from the Phyllopod bed, c. 1913
A page of Walcott's field notebook, depicting some familiar fossils from the Phyllopod bed
A page of Walcott's field notebook, depicting some familiar fossils from the Phyllopod bed
Walcott Quarry
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The Walcott Quarry is the most famous quarry of the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale, located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, bearing the Phyllopod beds. This lies at the base of the Walcott
Phyllopod bed
…the most famous fossil-bearing member of the Burgess Shale fossil Lagerstätte. It was quarried by Charles Walcott from 1911 to 1917 (and later named Walcott Quarry) and was the source of 95% of the fossils he collected during this time; tens of thousands of soft-bodied fossils representing over 150 genera have…
Walcott talus
Walcott talus