The Cambrian explosion was an extraordinary phenomenon in the evolution of life on the planet that led to the emergence of ...

A new study of ancient fossil trails pushes the origins of complex life deeper into Earth’s history, before the Cambrian Period began.

A groundbreaking study suggests that the famous Cambrian explosion—the dramatic burst of diverse animal life—might have actually started millions of years earlier than we thought. By analyzing ancient ...

New fossil evidence suggests the Cambrian Explosion, once thought to have occurred 530 million years ago, may have begun 15 ...

And it turns out these trace fossils – particularly the ones from the transition out of the Ediacaran period and into the Cambrian – have a lot to say. “The Ediacaran fauna was dominated by complex, ...

Quantitative decoding of Ediacaran locomotory trace fossilmorphologies: Evidence for the emergence of slender anterior-posterior body profiles. Article Publication Date. 9-Jun-2025.