Invertebrate
Wiwaxia
Wiwaxia corrugata carried a covering of small protective sclerites and long spines.
Wiwaxia corrugata carried a covering of small protective sclerites and long spines. Its low, soft-bodied form gives it a silhouette unlike a trilobite or a sea scorpion.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Wiwaxia at a glance
- Diet
- Diet uncertain
- When it lived
- Cambrian
- Group
- Bilateria
- Bilaterian animals
Beyond the game
The real Wiwaxia
Wiwaxia corrugata carried a covering of small protective sclerites and long spines. Its low, soft-bodied form gives it a silhouette unlike a trilobite or a sea scorpion.
The arrangement of its protective elements is more secure than every detail of its relationship to living groups. Its debated affinities remain an important part of its scientific story.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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