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

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 ...

In this transition, there was a radical change in biodiversity and in the structure of organisms and ecosystems. “The Ediacaran fauna was dominated by complex, multicellular soft-bodied organisms.

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

“The Ediacaran fauna was dominated by complex, multicellular soft-bodied organisms,” explained Miguez Salas, much of which were lost forever in the Cambrian. The few that did survive left trace ...

“The Ediacaran fauna was dominated by complex, multicellular soft-bodied organisms. The transition to the Cambrian involved the extinction of much of the Ediacara fauna, and a rapid diversification of ...