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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:genus
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gptkbp:body_shape
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bilateral symmetry
segmented body
calcareous plates
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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provides insight into early animal evolution
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Burgess_Shale
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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1911
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gptkbp:exhibited_at
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natural history museums
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gptkbp:eye_color
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simple eyes
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gptkbp:fauna
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tentacle-like structures
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gptkbp:foraging_behavior
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filter feeding
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:United_States
well-preserved fossils
soft-bodied fossils
Burgess Shale formation
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gptkbp:geological_features
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Middle Cambrian
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gptkbp:habitat
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seafloor
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gptkbp:has_body_width
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about 2 cm
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gptkbp:has_color
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dark brown
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gptkbp:has_features
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soft-bodied
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gptkbp:has_historical_significance
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important for understanding early life
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gptkbp:has_natural_feature
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spiral shell plates
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Wiwaxia
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gptkbp:is_a
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:is_considered
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a key fossil species
a primitive mollusk
an important index fossil.
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gptkbp:is_described_as
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gptkb:literature
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gptkbp:is_found_in
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marine environments
Cambrian deposits
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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unique morphology
its unique shell structure
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gptkbp:is_known_to
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fossil records
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Burgess_Shale_biota
Cambrian explosion
paleoecological studies
Wiwaxiidae family
Wiwaxiidae
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gptkbp:is_related_to
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gptkb:dinosaurs
Lophophorates
other Cambrian organisms
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gptkbp:is_similar_to
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modern mollusks
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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paleontology
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gptkbp:is_used_in
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gptkb:scientific_research
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gptkbp:length
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up to 10 cm
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gptkbp:lived_during
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Cambrian period
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gptkbp:named_after
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gptkb:Charles_D._Walcott
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gptkbp:predators
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larger marine animals
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gptkbp:reproduction
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gptkb:sexual_reproduction
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gptkbp:significance
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evolutionary biology
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:fossils
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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