These Bizarre Fossils Have Baffled Scientists for Years. Now, Experts Have Cracked the Case.

How did soft-bodied organisms remain intact for millions of years?
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This tiny, freaky-looking prehistoric beastie might have scavenged in swarms in the Cambrian

The Cambrian Explosion was a weird time for the creatures of planet Earth. It was a period of impressive change and growth, ...
Earth Times

Timeline: The Cambrian Explosion and Animal Diversity

Then came the Cambrian period – nature’s version of a creative explosion. Imagine going from microbial monotony to evolutionary maximalism in what geologists call a “quick minute.” This wasn’t just ...
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Scientists finally explain Earth’s strangest fossils

The Ediacara Biota are some of the strangest fossils ever found—soft-bodied organisms preserved in remarkable detail where ...
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Scientists uncover 90 bizarre new species frozen 512 million years ago

Half a billion years ago, a shallow sea in what is now Siberia teemed with creatures that look more like science fiction than prehistory. Locked in that ancient seabed, scientists have now identified ...