Cambrian Explosion

Connected Sites: 5

The Cambrian explosion was the relatively rapid appearance, around 542 million years ago, of most major animal phyla, as demonstrated in the fossil record (wiki)

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Lena Pillars
Inscribed: 2012
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The Site Also Contains A Wealth Of Cambrian Fossil Remains Of Numerous Species, Some Of Them Unique (Brief Description)
Chengjiang Fossil Site
Inscribed: 2012
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Chengjiang's Fossils Present The Most Complete Record Of An Early Cambrian Marine Community With Exceptionally Preserved Biota (Brief Description)
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Inscribed: 1984
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Burgess Fossil Shale (The Biota Of The Burgess Shale Appears To Be Typical Of Middle Cambrian Deposits - Wiki)
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
United States of America
Inscribed: 1979
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Mistaken Point
Inscribed: 2016
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