A possible Cambrian stem-group gnathiferan-chaetognath from the Weeks Formation (Miaolingian) of Utah

Rare primitive deuterostomes from the Cambrian (Series 3) of Utah

New records of Burgess Shale-type taxa from the middle Cambrian of Utah

A New Helcionelloid Mollusk from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale, Canada

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A Redescription of a Rare Chordate, Metaspriggina Walcotti Simonetta and Insom, from the Burgess Shale (Middle Cambrian), British Columbia, Canada

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