How and why the Cambrian explosion occurred has been the subject of debate ever since fossils of this remarkable event were ...

The discovery of a collection of about 700 fossils known as the Jiangchuan Biota gives scientists a better understanding of ...

The assemblage suggests that the ancestors of some of today's animal groups may have arisen before the famed Cambrian explosion ...

A newly discovered trove of fossils in southwestern China is shifting the timeline of when complex animals evolved. The diversity and complexity of animal life is thought to have increased rapidly ...

Paleontologists have discovered remarkable fossils in the Grand Canyon that reveal fresh details about the emergence of complex life half a billion years ago. The newfound remains of fauna from the ...

Animals of the Cambrian period went through one of the greatest evolutionary surges in history, known as the Cambrian Explosion. Animals of the Cambrian period likely began as worms or worm-like ...

A treasure trove of exceptionally preserved early animals from more than half a billion years ago has been discovered in the Grand Canyon, one of the natural world's most iconic sites. The rich fossil ...

The Cambrian period wasn’t just a chapter in Earth’s history – it was the plot twist that changed everything. What New Research Reveals About Cambrian Sociality Think again about the idea of ancient ...

A newly discovered fossil site in southwest China, the Jiangchuan Biota, contains about 700 exceptionally preserved specimens dating back 539–554 million years. The find includes early bilaterians and ...

GRAND CANYON, AZ — Paleontologists have discovered remarkable fossils in the Grand Canyon that reveal fresh details about the emergence of complex life half a billion years ago. The newfound remains ...

Around 540 million years ago, the ocean erupted with complex life: Creatures rapidly transformed from simple, soft-bodied, ocean-floor-dwelling animals into bodies we might recognize today—animals ...