Hallucigenia Enamel Pin (Hallucigenia sparsa)
$12.00
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$12.00
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Hallucigenia Enamel Pin (Hallucigenia sparsa)
$12.00
Sale price
$12.00
Regular price
If evolution ever doodled in the margins, it was Hallucigenia. This tiny, wormlike oddball from the Cambrian explosion (over 500 million years ago) looked like something straight out of a sci-fi concept sketch: a spindly body tipped with clawed legs, and a row of absurdly long spines jutting from its back like a living pincushion.
Originally reconstructed upside-down (yes, paleontologists once thought it walked on its spines), Hallucigenia has since been revealed as an early relative of velvet worms. At barely 1–5 cm long, it may have been small, but it’s become one of the most delightfully bizarre icons of early animal evolution.
This hard enamel pin captures its surreal silhouette in polished metal and enamel—no Burgess Shale fossil slab required.
Specs:
- Premium metal base with polished hard enamel fill
- Secure clasp so your Hallucigenia doesn’t “scuttle away”
- Size: 41 x 27mm
- Zero risk of accidentally walking on its spines
Perfect for Cambrian explosion enthusiasts, lovers of the weird and wonderful, and anyone who thinks evolution has a sense of humor.
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Science Education Programs:Every purchase helps fund our guest lectures, science fairs, and community science clubs — bringing real scientific literacy to curious minds of all ages.
Sustainable Small Business: We partner with agroforestry and carbon capture organizations to keep our entire emissions footprint net negative — not just neutral.
Independent Researchers:We source directly from active research labs, so your purchase puts money back into the hands of working scientists.
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If I was surprised by the Microraptor pin, I'm baffled by the process behind making this pin. Also another addition from the Paleozoic collection (the Yugioh archetype, not the actual geological era).
