The Search For Burgess Shale-type Fossils (IMAGE)

Yale University

The Search For Burgess Shale-type Fossils

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Marrella, the most common fossil from the Cambrian Burgess Shale in British Columbia (508 million years old) is a small arthropod less than 2 cm long. Researchers have identified a mineral signature for sites that are more likely to contain fossils that preserve evidence of soft tissue.

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Susan Butts

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