Aberrant Ceramics
Pikaia, Burgess Shale Clay Fossil Replica
This piece was sold on Etsy in November 2012. Contact me if you're interested; I would be happy to make another one.
This is a clay interpretation of the Middle Cambrian fossil animal called Pikaia from the Burgess Shale in British Columbia. Pikaia is unique among the Burgess Shale fauna because it appears to have a primitive notochord, potentially placing it in our own phylum Chordata, potentially (but, yeah, contentiously) making it an ancestor of all vertebrates, including us.
About 9 inches (22.86 cm) long, 6.2 ounces (about 261 g). Made of stoneware clay with a glaze called Queens, a tan color with brown highlights.
Pikaia, Burgess Shale Clay Fossil Replica
This piece was sold on Etsy in November 2012. Contact me if you're interested; I would be happy to make another one.
This is a clay interpretation of the Middle Cambrian fossil animal called Pikaia from the Burgess Shale in British Columbia. Pikaia is unique among the Burgess Shale fauna because it appears to have a primitive notochord, potentially placing it in our own phylum Chordata, potentially (but, yeah, contentiously) making it an ancestor of all vertebrates, including us.
About 9 inches (22.86 cm) long, 6.2 ounces (about 261 g). Made of stoneware clay with a glaze called Queens, a tan color with brown highlights.