Fossil Bonanza in China Reveals Secrets from the Dawn of Animal Life

(Inside Science) -- A new trove of outstandingly preserved fossils in China from the dawn of animal life rivals the horde of weird creatures found in legendary sites such as the Burgess Shale, ...

Scientists solve mystery shrouding oldest animal fossils

Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered that 558 million-year-old Dickinsonia fossils do not reveal all of the features of the earliest known animals, which ...

Huge fossil discovery made in China's Hubei province

The fossils found on a river bank in eastern China are estimated to be about 518 million years old.

Fossil bed reveals a wealth of primeval species in exquisite detail

Fossil bed reveals a wealth of primeval species in exquisite detailFossil bed reveals a wealth of primeval species in exquisite detail, Published online: 22 March 2019; ...

Treasure trove of marine fossils from 'Cambrian explosion' found in China

A team of researchers from Northwest University and Guizhou University, both in China and one from the U.S., has found and partially excavated a new treasure trove of marine fossils from the ...

Newfound fossils in China highlight a dizzying diversity of Cambrian life

A new treasure trove of Cambrian fossils in China dating to 518 million years ago could rival Canada’s Burgess Shale.

Chinese fossil site rivals Burgess Shale

Some 30,000 soft-bodied fossils more than 500 million years old have so far been excavated. Dyani Lewis reports.

A treasure trove of Cambrian fossils

Many strange new creatures are discovered in China

Some of the oldest animals are revealed in a unique fossil site

Half-a-billion-year-old fossil reveals the origins of comb jellies

One of the ocean's little known carnivores has been allocated a new place in the evolutionary tree of life after scientists discovered its unmistakable resemblance with other sea-floor dwelling ...

Thousands of fossils dating including 50 previously unknown species are found in China

Newly discovered well-preserved fossils containing more than 50 previously unknown species of organisms, some as old as 518 million years old, were found in China.

Bonanza of Bizarre Cambrian Fossils Reveals Some of the Earliest Animals on Earth

Bizarre fossils in a newly-discovered site include dozens of creatures that are new to science.

Scientists Find Huge Trove of Marine Fossils from the 'Cambrian Explosion' in China

Scientists have uncovered a wealth of well-preserved fossils in China from the early Cambrian Period, representing 101 species so far, over half of which have never been described before.Read ...

Half the species in a new Cambrian fossil site are completely new to us

We're edging closer to understanding entire Cambrian ecologies.

Why Do Cambrian Creatures Look So Weird?

Even paleontologists sometimes wonder: Why do Cambrian creatures look so strange?