Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna
Polychaetes
Bristle Worms
Considered one of the most diverse assemblages in the fossil record, the marine polychaete worms of Mazon Creek were large, predacious, and free-swimming.
Rhaphidiophorus hystrix
Oliver Hardy Worm
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Esconites zelus
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Mazopherusa prinosi
Fan Worm
Mazopherusa prinosi, commonly called the Fan Worm, is considered a colonial animal and rather sluggish. While fan worms rest in their burrows, they extend their fans to create eddies causing detritus to fall into their mouths.
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Didontogaster cordylina
Tummy Tooth Worm
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Levisettius campylonectus
Riccardo Worm
Astreptoscolex anasillosus
Plain Worm
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Rutellifrons wolfforum
Shovel Nose Worm
Pieckonia helenae
Fish Worm
Fossundecima konecniorum
Simple Jaw Worm
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Dryptoscolex matthiesae
Rat Worm
Hystriciola delicatula
Baby Tooth Worm
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Palaeocampa anthrax
Fire Worm