The rich fossil repository known as the Burgess Shale was first discovered a century ago. Siobhan Roberts The fossil-hunting expedition began with a lung-busting hike, accompanied by an incessant ring ...

A new study, led by palaeontologists at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is helping resolve the evolution and ecology of Odaraia, a taco-shaped marine animal that lived during the Cambrian period.

Palaeontologists have uncovered the remains of a huge new fossil species, an estimated length of half a meter, belonging to an extinct animal group, in the half-a-billion-year-old Cambrian rocks from ...

a, A complete specimen with antennae and limbs (USNM PAL 65510). b, Limbs of GSC 34695a showing various degrees of flexure and extension. The Burgess Shale in British Columbia is renowned for its ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Burgess Shale animals occupy a huge space in the public imagination, fueled by iconic ...

Covers the discovery of the Burgess Shale fossil invertebrates by Charles Doolittle Walcott, fourth Secretary of the Smithsonian, during his field work in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada.

This exhibition explores the amazing array of creatures discovered within the fossil record of the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies. Specimens, models, photographs, and interactives highlight the ...