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Cambrian Period

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2w ago

Early Cambrian Fossil Pushes Cephalopod Siphuncle Back 30 Million Years

High-resolution scans of millimetre-sized shells reveal a ventral segmented tube interpreted as a primitive buoyancy organ that narrows the gap between molecular dates and the fossil record.

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2mo ago

Huayuan Biota From China Unveils Deep-Water Cambrian Life After Early Mass Extinction

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last yr.

First Soft-Bodied Cambrian Fossils Found in Grand Canyon Reveal Evolutionary ‘Goldilocks Zone’

Cambrian Period

Early Cambrian Fossil Pushes Cephalopod Siphuncle Back 30 Million Years

520-Million-Year-Old Fossils Confirm Bryozoans in the Early Cambrian

Chinese Fossil Trove Pushes Complex Animal Origins Into the Ediacaran

Oldest Chelicerate Fossil Dates to 500 Million Years Ago

500-Million-Year-Old Chelicerate Pushes Back Spider Lineage by 20 Million Years

Huayuan Biota From China Unveils Deep-Water Cambrian Life After Early Mass Extinction

First Soft-Bodied Cambrian Fossils Found in Grand Canyon Reveal Evolutionary ‘Goldilocks Zone’