Kim Handle, a science instructor at the New York Hall of Science writes: “Often laughed at here at the NY Hall of Science, it was delightful to stumble upon the Science Tattoos blog on the Loom. Thank you! Here’s my Pikaia, vertebrate fossil from the Burgess Shale.”
Carl: Here’s another Pikaia tattoo, and more information from the Smithsonian Institution on this early forerunner of fish (and us).
Originally published September 9, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.