Learn more about a time period marked by an intense burst ... a wormlike creature that swam in middle Cambrian seas. Fossils found in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia show traces of a ...

517-Million-Year-Old Cambrian Fossils Indicate Earliest Known Example ... the drivers of evolutionary innovation during the Cambrian period. This discovery demonstrates that "predation played ...

By the start of the Cambrian period 541 million years ago, or soon after, they had almost entirely vanished from the fossil record as we know it. That’s why some scientists have suggested that ...

For over half a billion years, evolution has sculpted the nervous systems of bilaterian animals, equipping them with remarkable capabilities to process information, coordinate movements, and respond ...

Their findings provide valuable insights into the origins of these structures in the basal Cambrian period. An international ... exceptionally well-preserved fossils from key Cambrian deposits.

Once assembled, this genetic tool kit enabled an unprecedented period of evolutionary experimentation -- and competition. Many forms seen in the fossil record of the Cambrian disappeared without ...

The fossils also showed that the eye stalks were mobile ... The evolution of eyes could certainly have triggered an arms race during the Cambrian Period,' says Dr Ma. 'Eyes give you a huge advantage ...

Their findings, published in Science Advances, provide valuable insights into the origins of these structures in the basal Cambrian period. The research team ... Dr María Herranz (Rey Juan Carlos ...

María Herranz (Rey Juan Carlos University), analyzed exceptionally well-preserved fossils from key Cambrian deposits. These fossils include representatives of the early-evolving Scalidophora ...

Among the many fossilized stars is a 26-meter-long Mamenchisaurus jingyanensis, a gigantic herbivore that lived around 150 million years ago and had one of the longest necks of its species. It is ...