Learn more about a time period marked by an intense burst of evolution. 3 min read The Cambrian period, part of the Paleozoic era, produced the most intense burst of evolution ever known. The Cambrian ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Fossils can help us peer deep into the planet’s past. But that ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Around 540 million years ago, Earth’s life underwent a burst of ...
The curious minds at What If explore whether you could survive the Cambrian period if you were alive then, imagining ...
Long before the Grand Canyon became a hotspot for tourism, it was a hub of ancient animal activity. All kinds of marine animals lived in the area back when it was submerged in the ocean during the ...
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than a half billion years ago, showing a deep-water ecosystem thriving in the ...
The “king” of the trilobites was snacking on whatever it could eat some 514 million years ago in the Cambrian era, even shelled creatures of its own species. By Rebecca Dzombak Cannibalism is common ...
The most famous example of such exquisitely preserved Cambrian fossils is the Burgess Shale of Canada.
Every mammal, every fish, every vertebrate (creatures that have a spine) has two eyes. It’s been that way for millions and ...