I review the paleozoic archetype from Yu-Gi-Oh! mostly on how accurate their artwork design is. I also talk about their effect, but not gonna overthink it. If you are wondering whether Paleozoic would receive further support, or maybe just want to make your own custom card, then I'll tell you other animals that would fit as the basis.


Timestamps
0:00 Opening thought
0:42 What are they?
3:12 Marrella
5:28 Leanchoilia
7:06 Eldonia
8:23 Olenoides
9:55 Dinomischus
11:42 Canadia
12:54 Hallucigenia
15:03 Pikaia
16:51 Opabinia
18:15 Anomalocaris
20:00 Cambroraster
21:48 The future of Paleozoic


References
Marrella:
https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossi...

Haug, J. T., Castellani, C., Haug, C., Waloszek, D., Maas, A. (2012). A Marrella−like arthropod from the Cambrian of Australia: a new link between “Orsten”−type and Burgess Shale assemblages. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58: 629–639. https://doi.org/10.4202%2Fapp.2011.0120

Leanchoilia:
https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossi...

Haug, J.T., Briggs, D.E. & Haug, C. (2012). Morphology and function in the Cambrian Burgess Shale megacheiran arthropod Leanchoilia superlata and the application of a descriptive matrix. BMC Evol Biol 12, 162. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-162

Eldonia:
https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossi...

Caron, J., Morris, S. C., Shu, D. (2010). Tentaculate fossils from the Cambrian of Canada (British Columbia) and China (Yunnan) interpreted as primitive deuterostomes. PLOS ONE. 5 (3): e9586. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone....

Olenoides:
https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossi...

Dinomischus:
https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossi...

Zhao, Y., Vinther, J., Parry, L.A., et al. (2019). Cambrian Sessile, Suspension Feeding Stem-Group Ctenophores and Evolution of the Comb Jelly Body Plan. Current Biology, 29(7): 1112-1125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.02...

Canadia:
https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossi...

Hallucigenia:
https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossi...

Pikaia:
https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossi...

Mussini, G., Smith, M.P., Vinther, J., et al. (2024). A new interpretation of Pikaia reveals the origins of the chordate body plan. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.05...

Opabinia:
https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossi...

Anomalocaris:
https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossi...

Cambroraster:
https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossi...

Moysiuk, J. & Caron, J.-B. (2019). A new hurdiid radiodont from the Burgess Shale evinces the exploitation of Cambrian infaunal food sources. Proceeding of The Royal Society B. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1079

Briggs, D.E.G & Caron J.-B. (2017). A Large Cambrian Chaetognath with Supernumerary Grasping Spines. Current Biology, 27 (16): 2536–2543.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cub.2017....

Caron, J.B. & Moysiuk, J. (2021). A giant nektobenthic radiodont from the Burgess Shale and the significance of hurdiid carapace diversity. Royal Society Open Science. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210664


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