Marrella splendens is an extinct Cambrian stem-group arthropod that flourished during the Middle Cambrian period (~ 500 mya).
Discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott in 1909 in the famous Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Marrella splendens is one of the most emblematic Paleozoic organisms - closely associated with the concept of the "Cambrian Explosion" and consequently our understandings of evolutionary biology.
This finely detailed model has been carefully researched and sculpted by paleoartist Bruce Currie with feedback from Associate Professor Diego Garcia-Bellido of the University of Adelaide.
Further information on Marrella splendens can be found at www.paleozoo.com.au