Fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon reveals a sea world teeming with strange prehistoric life

Unusual Ancient Creatures Discovered In The Grand Canyon - Ancient Pages

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A remarkable fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon has unveiled exceptionally preserved soft-bodied animals from the Cambrian period, offering an unparalleled view into early life over 500 million years ago. Grand Canyon. Credit: Filio - Pixabay - Public Domain Researchers have identified molluscs, crustaceans, and exotic worms with unique feeding adaptations, […]

Fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon reveals a sea world teeming with strange prehistoric life

More than half a billion years ago, the Grand Canyon was not the arid landscape we know today but a shallow, tropical sea teeming with strange life. Now, scientists have uncovered a remarkable fossil record from this ancient world that is rewriting what we know about early animal evolution. Researchers from the University of Cambridge, working with U.S. colleagues, found exceptionally preserved fossils in Arizona’s Bright Angel Formation dating …