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Name:
Chancelloria pentacta
Age: Middle Cambrian
Formation: Wheeler Formation
Location: Millard County, Utah
Size: Chancelloria is 3.2 inches long
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Here is a fine example of an unusual Cambrian fossil. This is a rare Chancelloria pentacta from the Wheeler Formation of Utah. This type of animal is sort of an enigma, and has been found in the Burgess Shale fauna. It was first thought to be a ''glass sponge'', but it has now been described as a ''Coeloscleritophoran''. There is a very distinct example of this strange fossil on the plate. The fossil has great form and exhibits fine detail - the star-shaped sclerites are very easily seen. The reddish-orange color of the fossils is totally natural, which contrasts beautifully with the grey matrix plate. This is an extremely detailed specimen of this puzzling Middle Cambrian animal.
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