Redoubtia Temporal range:
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R. polypodia reconstructed as a holothurian-like animal | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Genus: | †Redoubtia |
Species: | †R. polypodia
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†Redoubtia polypodia Walcott 1918
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Redoubtia polypodia is a fossil from the Burgess Shale that was originally described (and later refigured) by Charles Walcott as a holothurian echinoderm.[1][2] Its affinity is unclear, though; it has also been compared to lobopodians.[3]