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

Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's ancient life, revealing the origins and evolution of complex organisms. Discoveries like ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that the famous Cambrian explosion—the dramatic burst of diverse animal life—might have actually started millions of years earlier than we thought. By analyzing ancient ...

A new study of ancient fossil trails pushes the origins of complex life deeper into Earth’s history, before the Cambrian Period began.

The discoveries have enriched mapping of the first multicellular organisms identified in South America, all from the Ediacaran geological period, which began 635 million years ago and ended 538 ...

From evolution to geobiology : research questions driving paleontology at the start of a new century / Patricia H. Kelley and Richard K. Bambach, editors ...