MAGNETITE! Well, probably. They are magnetic, and too tiny to see any other features . . .

I did not know juliid snails had a coelacanth-like history. Do you happen to know the publication history that sorted that out? Does anyone know what their hinge is like?

Since we have only known each other a finite amount of time, this is high praise! For this, I think I owe you some fossil fish papers . . .

Okay. So Lingula would probably win against any rudist, as long as it managed to kick itself in the right direction with its pedicle.

So the remote control will be able to control it. Without the wheels, the remote is useless.
It's a little toddler RC car. This brach will not win any races. Just like every other brachiopod that ever was.

Coming soon: The Trilo-bot 2.0®

Open access paper: doi.org/10.1130/G533...

SUNY Fredonia alum Jasper Glow helped with the assembly. Ishaan Rangnekar and Fiona Rigby helped with the digital cutting.

Purchased the model on sketchfab from the Cleveland Museum. Cut it into 90 printer-sized pieces. Voilà.
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