[2] Initially thought to be an annelid, G. cyclus is a soft bodied organism with small, hard, internal rings.
[2] Gaojiashania cyclus are not preserved as a whole due to their soft bodies, and the only record that currently exists are impressions left behind by these organisms (Fig.
[1] The level of preservation is due to this; pyritization likely occurred relatively early in the fossil forming process, before soft parts had decayed.
[2] Located in Shaanxi Province of South China, G. cyclus is found abundantly within the aptly named Gaojiashan section of the Dengying Formation.
Though there is little hard evidence to go off, researchers have determined G. cyclus was epibenthic, procumbent, and largely occurred in muddy substrates; certain rigid rings present may have acted as anchors to seafloor surfaces.