The deposit contains more than 50 unknown species from the Cambrian Explosion. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- A new trove of outstandingly preserved fossils in China from the ...

What does it take for soft-bodied animals, built to rot not to rock, to persist for 500 million years in the Grand Canyon? The usual answer in paleontology is simple: take away oxygen, slow decay, and ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Rare fossils found along the Colorado River 'give us a fuller picture of what life was like during the Cambrian period,' says an expert.

What New Research Reveals About Cambrian Sociality Think again about the idea of ancient life being a solo fight. New fossil finds show that Cambrian creatures were actually partying like it’s 1999.

A newly described species from the Burgess Shale had three eyes, clawed limbs, and a tail full of gills—plus internal organs preserved in stunning detail. Reading time 3 minutes A newly described ...

Geological and Evolutionary Setting of the Biota1 Geological time and the evolution of early life on Earth 2 The evolutionary significance of the Chengjiang biota 3 The discovery and initial study of ...

In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any ...