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Hallucigenia

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Hallunigenia is an extinct animal genus so named bcacuse early paleontologists mistakingly thought that the animals protective dorsal spikes were its legs. This creature had a tube-like body with two rows of tenacle-like legs and multiple rows of spines emanating from its back.

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