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

The Cambrian explosion saw life take on a staggering array of forms around 539 million years ago, a few of which are recognizable as the ancestors of modern branches of the tree of life.

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

An ancient marine predator preferred a diet of soft-bodied prey. The 500-million-year-old invertebrate Anomalocaris was one of the biggest predators of its time. But despite its fearsome reputation in ...

Paleontologists discover a 500-million-year-old, 3-eyed predator Fossils of the underwater predator shed new light on biodiversity from the Cambrian period. NPR Science ...

The Cambrian explosion is commonly referred to as evolution's Big Bang. The Cambrian Period began some 543 million years ago. Astonishing fossil records reveal the first appearance of various marine ...

At first glance, the extinct apex predator Anomalocaris canadensis (A. canadensis) ... [Related: These weird marine critters paved the way for the ‘Cambrian explosion’ of species.] ...

A new analysis of the extinct marine animal Anomalocaris canadensis suggests the Cambrian hunter was more of a weakling than once assumed.

A finger-sized fossil has shed new light on the diversity of ancient arthropods. More than 500 million years ago, many major animal groups first appeared on Earth in a burst of evolution known as the ...

The Cambrian explosion, which took place between about 541 million to 530 million years ago, was an evolutionary burst that saw the emergence of a huge diversity of animals.

The underwater hunter prowled the seas during the Cambrian period — a critical juncture in the planet’s history when there was an explosion in the diversity of life and many major animal ...