The rich fossil repository known as the Burgess Shale was first discovered a century ago. Siobhan Roberts The fossil-hunting expedition began with a lung-busting hike, accompanied by an incessant ring ...
A new study, led by palaeontologists at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is helping resolve the evolution and ecology of Odaraia, a taco-shaped marine animal that lived during the Cambrian period.
A newly described species from the Burgess Shale had three eyes, clawed limbs, and a tail full of gills—plus internal organs preserved in stunning detail. Reading time 3 minutes A newly described ...
Palaeontologists are helping resolve the evolution and ecology of Odaraia, a taco-shaped marine animal that lived during the Cambrian period. Fossils reveal Odaraia had mandibles. Palaeontologists are ...
Cambrian Period creatures known as sea moths seemed alien because of their additional eye, but a study finds anatomical features more in line with modern animals. An artist’s impression of Mosura ...
a, A complete specimen with antennae and limbs (USNM PAL 65510). b, Limbs of GSC 34695a showing various degrees of flexure and extension. The Burgess Shale in British Columbia is renowned for its ...
The author is a Research Associate, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Fourteen photographic plates are included in the article, which is followed ...
Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies holds evidence of prehistoric ocean life, including a new species. Gerry Shea via Unsplash Hundreds of millions of years ago, animals didn’t follow the same ...
This exhibition explores the amazing array of creatures discovered within the fossil record of the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies. Specimens, models, photographs, and interactives highlight the ...
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