The most famous example of such exquisitely preserved Cambrian fossils is the Burgess Shale of Canada.
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Scientists didn’t expect life to return this fast after Earth’s first mass extinction event
The new Huayuan biota provides a 'unique window' into the Sinsk mass extinction event.
Scientists discovered well-preserved marine fossils in southern China, uncovering a thriving deep-water ecosystem after a ...
A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "Life oasis" for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction, the most severe biological crisis ...
A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines ...
Backed by a National Science Foundation grant of more than $500,000, Pfeifer, the lead principal investigator, and a team of ...
More about the Permian–Triassic Mass Extinction The Permian-Triassic extinction event, also known as the “Great Dying,” was the most severe mass extinction in Earth’s history, occurring about 252 ...
The Jurassic Period is one of the three prehistoric geological periods of the Mesozoic Era. It spans from 145 million to 201 million years ago. This period was preceded by the Triassic Period and ...
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – One thing that northwestern New Mexico is known for is lots of dinosaur fossils. Previously, paleontologists estimated that the fossils in the Birsti Badlands were 70 million years ...
Mass extinction events represent intervals of abrupt, large‐scale loss of biodiversity that have repeatedly reshaped life on Earth. These crises are commonly linked to dramatic environmental ...
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