The Cambrian ( / ˈkæmbri.ən, ˈkeɪm -/ KAM-bree-ən, KAYM-) is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and the Phanerozoic Eon. [5] The Cambrian lasted 51.95 million years from the end …

Cambrian Period, earliest time division of the Paleozoic Era, extending from 538.8 million to 485.4 million years ago.

The Cambrian fossil record includes an unusually high number of lagerstätten, which preserve soft tissues. These allow paleontologists to examine the internal anatomy of animals, which in other …

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Jan 22, 2025 · The Cambrian Period marks an important point in the history of life on Earth; it is the time when many kinds of invertebrates and the first vertebrates—fishes—appeared in the fossil record.

Learn more about a time period marked by an intense burst of evolution. The Cambrian period, part of the Paleozoic era, produced the most intense burst of evolution ever known. The Cambrian...

The Cambrian world was bracketed between two ice ages, one during the late Proterozoic and the other during the Ordovician. During these ice ages, the decrease in global temperature led to mass …

In a study published in July, researchers from the University of Cambridge announced a first-of-its-kind discovery of thousands of microscopic fossils from the Cambrian period unearthed from the Grand …

Oct 28, 2012 · The Cambrian* Period begins the Phanerozoic Eon, the last 542 million years during which fossils with hard parts have existed. It is the first division of the Paleozoic Era (542Ma -251Ma).

The Cambrian period is divided into three epochs: The Early Cambrian (also Lower Cambrian, Caerfai, or Waucoban), the Middle Cambrian (St Davids or Albertian), and the Late Cambrian or Furongian …