Fossils of the Burgess Shale - Wikipedia
The fossils of the Burgess Shale, like the Burgess Shale itself, are fossils that formed around 505 million years ago in the mid-Cambrian period. They were discovered in Canada in 1886, and …
The Fossils - The Burgess Shale
The Burgess Shale is famous for its exquisite fossils of soft-bodied organisms. It is exceptional to find complete animals preserved, especially ones that had only soft tissues and no mineralized …
Burgess Shale fossil hikes - Yoho National Park - Parks Canada
Today, Burgess Shale fossils are found high in the mountains pressed into shale-y rock beds, evidence of a diverse marine ecosystem that lived over 500 million years ago. These fossils …
The Burgess Shale - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural …
More than half a billion years old, the fossils of the Burgess Shale preserve an intriguing glimpse of early life on Earth. They were first discovered in 1909 by Charles D. Walcott, then Secretary …
Burgess Shale - Wikipedia
The Burgess Shale is a fossil-bearing deposit exposed in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. [2] [3] It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its …
Burgess Shale | Cambrian Period, Fossils, Paleontology - Britannica
Burgess Shale, fossil formation containing remarkably detailed traces of soft-bodied biota of the Middle Cambrian Epoch (520 to 512 million years ago). Collected from a fossil bed in the …
Burgess Shale - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Sep 3, 2012 · Burgess Shale is an area of layered rock featuring fossils from the middle of the Cambrian period (505–510 million years ago). In Canada, sites featuring Burgess Shale fossils …
Homepage - The Burgess Shale
Uncover the science of the Burgess Shale in an evolutionary and geological context. Learn about the discovery of the first fossils and various field expeditions. Visit fossil sites and enjoy other …
The Burgess Shale - University of California Museum of …
The fossils of the Burgess Shale are spectacular, and many of them preserve exoskeletons, limbs, and infillings of the gut. In some rare fossils there is evidence of gut contents and …
Paleobiota of the Burgess Shale - Wikipedia
The Burgess Shale is a fossil-bearing deposit exposed in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils. …