cambrian explosion Archives - The Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation One Of The World's Most Important Fossil Sites Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:47:53 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cropped-cropped-Adobe-Express-file-32x32.png cambrian explosion Archives - The Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation 32 32 Ancient Squatters: Hermit Behavior in Cambrian “Penis worms” (Priapulids) https://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/ancient-squatters-hermit-behavior-in-cambrian-penis-worms-priapulids/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:51:30 +0000 https://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/?p=5107 Move over, hermit crabs! A 2021 paper published in the journal Current Biology suggests similar shell-occupying behavior in an unexpected source: Cambrian priapulid (priapulan) worms, also known as “penis worms” due to their gross morphology (overall shape of the organism) bearing a remarkable similarity to the human penis. World class quality “penis worm” fossils can be found at the Walcott […]

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]]> The Cambrian Explosion and the Burgess Shale https://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/the-cambrian-explosion-and-the-burgess-shale/ Thu, 30 May 2019 16:12:56 +0000 http://cpb.dvr.mybluehost.me/?p=1862 Cambrian Explosion The early Cambrian period marks one of the most spectacular evolutionary events in the history of life – The Cambrian Explosion. This was an explosion of life. Within ten million years, a very short period geologically, a host of hard-body and soft-body animals appeared in the fossil record. Trilobites, molluscs, chordates, cnidarians, brachiopods and […]

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]]> Burgess Shale Books: Where can I find more information on the Burgess Shale? https://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/burgess-shale-books/ Thu, 02 May 2019 16:35:10 +0000 http://cpb.dvr.mybluehost.me/?p=1867 If you are booked to come on one of our hikes or are just interested in the Burgess Shale, here are some great Burgess Shale books to help you learn more.  A Geoscience Guide to the Burgess Shale – This easy-to-read illustrated guide immerses the reader in the history, geology, environment and, most importantly, the […]

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]]> Qingjiang biota: A Burgess Shale type deposit in China https://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/qingjiang-biota/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 20:55:14 +0000 https://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/?p=2239 The Qingjiang biota, a newly discovered fossil site in China, is a treasure trove for paleontologists studying the Cambrian explosion, when life on Earth suddenly and massively expanded in diversity about 500 million years ago. More than 2,000 specimens were found at the 518 million-year-old site, and half of those specimens represent species of animals that […]

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