{"product_id":"hallucigenia-enamel-pin-hallucigenia-sparsa","title":"Hallucigenia Enamel Pin (Hallucigenia sparsa)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"904\" data-start=\"139\"\u003eIf evolution ever doodled in the margins, it was \u003cem data-end=\"202\" data-start=\"188\"\u003eHallucigenia\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"904\" data-start=\"139\"\u003eOriginally reconstructed upside-down (yes, paleontologists once thought it walked on its spines), \u003cem data-end=\"586\" data-start=\"572\"\u003eHallucigenia\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"904\" data-start=\"139\"\u003e\u003cimg\u003eThis hard enamel pin captures its surreal silhouette in polished metal and enamel—no Burgess Shale fossil slab required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"918\" data-start=\"906\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"916\" data-start=\"906\"\u003eSpecs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePremium metal base with polished hard enamel fill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecure clasp so your Hallucigenia doesn’t “scuttle away”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 41 x 27mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZero risk of accidentally walking on its spines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1286\" data-start=\"1152\"\u003ePerfect for Cambrian explosion enthusiasts, lovers of the weird and wonderful, and anyone who thinks evolution has a sense of humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1429\" data-start=\"1288\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stemcell Science Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63312620159345,"sku":"SC-SSS-HA-4798-HALLU","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1467\/6660\/files\/IMG_6351.jpg?v=1774037390","url":"https:\/\/www.skullsunlimited.com\/products\/hallucigenia-enamel-pin-hallucigenia-sparsa","provider":"Skulls Unlimited International, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}