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Ancient Fossil Discovered in Grand Canyon Reveals 500 Million Years of Prehistoric Life

Originally Published 9 days ago — by Indian Defence Review

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Source: Indian Defence Review

Scientists discovered exceptionally preserved soft-bodied fossils in the Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Formation, revealing a diverse and complex Cambrian ecosystem that thrived in oxygen-rich shallow waters, challenging previous assumptions about fossil preservation conditions and offering new insights into early animal evolution.

Ancient Fossil Misidentified as Caterpillar Reveals New Land-Lobopodian Species

Originally Published 5 months ago — by Indian Defence Review

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A fossil initially mistaken for a caterpillar has been reidentified as Palaeocampa anthrax, the oldest known nonmarine lobopodian, revealing new insights into early animal evolution and freshwater ecosystems during the Carboniferous period, thanks to advanced imaging techniques and reexamination of old specimens.

Revised Timeline: Cambrian Explosion Occurred 15 Million Years Earlier

Originally Published 6 months ago — by The Daily Galaxy

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New research suggests the Cambrian explosion, a major event in Earth's biological history, actually began around 545 million years ago, with evidence of complex, mobile organisms appearing much earlier than previously thought, reshaping our understanding of early animal evolution.