Vickysaurus · @Vickysaurus
70 followers · 402 posts · Server sauropods.win
The Cambrian explosion brought much more recognisable creatures. But one thing that's easy to miss is that they were all tiny! All of them? No, Anomalocaris was, with a length of about 40 cm, the dragon of the Cambrian.
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Ele Willoughby, PhD · @minouette
816 followers · 938 posts · Server spore.social
One of my wiwaxia for #InverteFest!
This is a handprinted Wiwaxia, a half billion year old soft-bodied animal covered in scales and spines. These animals lived in the early and middle Cambrian period and fossils are found worldwide, including in Canada's Burgess Shale. The animals themselves were only about 5 cm (2") but my linocut prints are much bigger.
#linocut #printmaking #collage #washi #wiwaxia #paleontology #Cambrian #fossil #MastoArt
#invertefest #linocut #printmaking #collage #washi #wiwaxia #paleontology #cambrian #fossil #mastoart
Alice Dubiel š¬šš¦ š·š¬ · @odaraia
53 followers · 583 posts · Server mastodon.greenBurgess Shale #Cambrian #medusozoans, #jellies. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/science/oldest-jellyfish-fossil.html?unlocked_article_code=eI3aaIdAwKTYyNBaYGIFvIqGqtTOvi4XgC-pYJC2JMXZZpB8Qo7PkB79N41kGoP7b_LDvNRz6YN25AoKQer6vYu0Bbvo6kvwtn4eLNbjGob5qQs9jFRtbCA363HJPvW-7f5Wvg635Vp96RDbQo3p0h0nBVJiNQjASSGv11U_JvDFaSkZQfou7JkrCPeDzUBW-DzUjUgJAeZiVS7u5xu7g-yEIqT3xhVd5bl1VOM_WDBbGGiVQMS-gMfTimTV9zWrGYKbcd4ydaxpxBisRHncX00zbpEJj-3FoZLLtMOi_VOYqvLpSeBcJ7H_VVUty5KjtrFXZF4hriV4exzidTi_DBs&smid=url-share
#cambrian #medusozoans #jellies
Bonnie (she/her) · @BatsInLavender
656 followers · 3867 posts · Server hcommons.social
SciTechDaily: 500-Million-Year-Old āDuneā Monster Unveiled ā Ancient Sea Worm Unknown to Science
> Researchers from the University of Kansas have discovered a previously unknown species of ancient sea worm, named Shaihuludia shurikeni. Another fossil at the same site was reclassified as a species, Burgessochaeta, thought to exist only in Canada, highlighting the diversity of the mid-Cambrian mari
Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
3 followers · 2058 posts · Server dromedary.seedoubleyou.meGizmodo: New Theory Suggests Hardy Tardigrades Evolved From Ancient Worms https://gizmodo.com/new-theory-tardigrades-evolved-ancient-worms-1850610654 #burgessshalefossils #cambrianexplosion #anomalocaridids #psychrophiles #cambroraster #thermophiles #hallucigenia #titanokorys #tardigrade #joemoysiuk #jihoonkihm #xerophiles #lobopodia #cambrian #moss
#burgessshalefossils #cambrianexplosion #anomalocaridids #psychrophiles #cambroraster #thermophiles #hallucigenia #titanokorys #tardigrade #joemoysiuk #jihoonkihm #xerophiles #lobopodia #cambrian #moss
Bill Minarik · @silicatefondue
141 followers · 361 posts · Server fosstodon.org
Climactichnites trackway trace fossils from the Potsdam sandstone of The #Montreal area. These were likely made by a slug-like mollusc feeding on algae in the tidal-zone sand. #fossilFriday #Cambrian
#montreal #fossilfriday #cambrian
japartero · @japartero
216 followers · 663 posts · Server paquita.masto.hostOs presento a Omnidens amplus (Grande con muchos Dientes) que yo prefiero llamar El Gusano del Infierno
Hice esta ilustraciĆ³n como parte de mi proyecto sobre criaturas del pasado, de 2020
#cambrian #omnidens #omnidensamplus #3D #3dart #commissions
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctlhl7modbF/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
#cambrian #omnidens #omnidensamplus #3d #3dart #commissions
Vickysaurus · @Vickysaurus
42 followers · 262 posts · Server sauropods.win
Mighty #Anomalocaris stirs, spreading dust and terror throughout the #Cambrian sea. #Opabinia, #Hallucigenia, #Pikaia, #Canadia, #Burgessia, #Marella, and #Elrathia can only hope the rocks and ridges they cover behind will hide them.
Inspired by a display at the Naturkunde Museum Stuttgart that perfectly showed off the difference in size between Cambrian critters. At 40 cm, Anomalocaris was a leviathan.
#anomalocaris #cambrian #opabinia #hallucigenia #pikaia #canadia #burgessia #marella #elrathia #cambrianexplosion #paleoart #myart #arthropods
Bonnie (she/her) · @BatsInLavender
491 followers · 2141 posts · Server hcommons.socialArchaeologists discover 150 unknown fossilized species in Wales - https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-742150
Infrapink (he/his/him) · @Infrapink
152 followers · 2091 posts · Server mastodon.ieAmazing number of new #Cambrian #fossils found in Welsh quarry
#cambrian #fossils #fossil #palaeontology #paleontology
Kirsty Wan · @micromotility
157 followers · 163 posts · Server qoto.org
RT @hatena_o
My first paper on Burgess Shale research has been published!
We introduce a new species of exceptionally well-preserved #Cambrian polychaete (bristle worm), Ursactis comosa, from the Burgess Shale (Wuliuan Stage).
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221400
Vickysaurus · @Vickysaurus
30 followers · 187 posts · Server sauropods.win
A line-up of #Cambrian critters at the Naturkunde Museum in Stuttgart. Most of them are in the little glass display at the bottom. And then thereās #Anomalocaris, which wouldāve been a giant monster to the rest of them.
Adam S. Smith · @AdamStuartSmith
456 followers · 795 posts · Server sauropods.win
New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, a bit of a mixed review of the 2023 CollectA Anomalocaris: https://dinotoyblog.com/anomalocaris-collecta/
"...this 2023 model is essentially a decade old in its depiction. Before we look at what it got wrong, letās look at what it got right."
#dinotoybog #anomalocaris #arthropods #cambrian #toys
History_of_Geology · @History_of_Geology
628 followers · 487 posts · Server mstdn.social
Bill Minarik · @silicatefondue
104 followers · 180 posts · Server fosstodon.org
Cambrian Potsdam sandstone exposed at Pointe du Buisson, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence near Montreal. The sandy veins cross-cutting bedding have been interpreted as Seismites that record earthquake shaking and soft sediment deformation 500 million years ago. What do you see, @keepitrheol ?
#Cambrian #Sandstone #Seismite #Quebec #Geology #PaleoEarthquake
#cambrian #sandstone #seismite #quebec #geology #paleoearthquake
DreambeastPoems · @DreambeastPoems
79 followers · 207 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk
"Before Red was Red." I can't stop writing #poetry at the moment #poetrycommunity #poems4kids #poemsforkids #poetrylovers #poem #poems #cambrian @brianbilston
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poems4kids #poemsforkids #poetrylovers #poem #poems #cambrian
Magpieblog · @sarahc
1062 followers · 4618 posts · Server mas.to
Sometimes a fossil ain't a fossil.
#Brooksella #Cambrian #pseudofossils #paleontology #NotAJellyfish
#notajellyfish #paleontology #pseudofossils #cambrian #brooksella
Phys.org · @physorg_bot
415 followers · 9159 posts · Server social.platypush.techReferenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-02-middle-cambrian-brooksella-hexactinellid-sponge.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2023-02-middle-cambrian-brooksella-hexactinellid-sponge.html
Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1629142500815388673#m
Is the middle #Cambrian Brooksella a hexactinellid sponge, trace fossil or pseudofossil? @thePeerJ @thePeerJ https://peerj.com/articles/14796/ https://phys.org/news/2023-02-middle-cambrian-brooksella-hexactinellid-sponge.html
Walkers are Welcome · @WalkersAreWelcome
425 followers · 262 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk
Walkers are Welcome Towns - Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanwrtyd Wells is the smallest town in Britain. We are situated at the Heart of Wales on the edge of the Cambrian mountains. The town is famous for event tourism. We hold many iconic events such as Man V Horse, World Alternative Games and World Bog Snorkelling.
https://walkersarewelcome.org.uk/waw-towns-l-n/waw/286
#Llanwrtyd #LlanwrtydWells #WalkersAreWelcome #Powys #Wales #Cymru #Cambrian #BogSnorkelling #ManVHorse
#llanwrtyd #llanwrtydwells #walkersarewelcome #powys #Wales #cymru #cambrian #bogsnorkelling #manvhorse
