The Cambrian Explosion is a landmark moment in the history of life on Earth when many of the major groups of animals first ...

The Cambrian explosion, long hailed as one of the most significant events in the history of life on Earth, has now been ...

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.

The Cambrian period, part of the Paleozoic era, produced the most intense burst of evolution ever known. The Cambrian Explosion saw an incredible diversity of life emerge, including many major ...

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

This Cambrian period critter is now considered a part of a specific group of arthropods called the mandibulates, who went on to become some of the most successful animals on our planet in and out ...

Raptorial appendages of the Cambrian apex predator Anomalocaris canadensis are built for soft prey and speed. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , 2023; 290 (2002) DOI: 10. ...

With appendages growing out of its head and an armored mouth, an ancient shrimplike creature was thought to be the quintessential apex predator of its time.

The Cambrian explosion is often presented as a chaotic moment in early evolutionary history (Image credit: canbedone via Getty Images) A cursory flip through any high school biology textbook will ...

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