Vickysaurus · @Vickysaurus
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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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#cambrian #paleoart

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Ele Willoughby, PhD · @minouette
816 followers · 938 posts · Server spore.social

One of my wiwaxia for !

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.

#invertefest #linocut #printmaking #collage #washi #wiwaxia #paleontology #cambrian #fossil #mastoart

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Bonnie (she/her) · @BatsInLavender
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SciTechDaily: 500-Million-Year-Old ā€œDuneā€ Monster Unveiled ā€“ Ancient Sea Worm Unknown to Science

scitechdaily.com/500-million-y

> 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

#fossil #Dune #cambrian

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Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
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Bill Minarik · @silicatefondue
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Climactichnites trackway trace fossils from the Potsdam sandstone of The area. These were likely made by a slug-like mollusc feeding on algae in the tidal-zone sand.

#montreal #fossilfriday #cambrian

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japartero · @japartero
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Os 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


instagram.com/p/Ctlhl7modbF/?i

#cambrian #omnidens #omnidensamplus #3d #3dart #commissions

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Vickysaurus · @Vickysaurus
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Mighty stirs, spreading dust and terror throughout the sea. , , , , , , and 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

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Bonnie (she/her) · @BatsInLavender
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Archaeologists discover 150 unknown fossilized species in Wales - jpost.com/archaeology/article-

#FossilFriday #cambrian

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Infrapink (he/his/him) · @Infrapink
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Kirsty Wan · @micromotility
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RT @hatena_o
My first paper on Burgess Shale research has been published!
We introduce a new species of exceptionally well-preserved polychaete (bristle worm), Ursactis comosa, from the Burgess Shale (Wuliuan Stage).
doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221400

#cambrian

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Vickysaurus · @Vickysaurus
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A line-up of critters at the Naturkunde Museum in Stuttgart. Most of them are in the little glass display at the bottom. And then thereā€™s , which wouldā€™ve been a giant monster to the rest of them.

#cambrian #anomalocaris

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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: dinotoyblog.com/anomalocaris-c

"...this 2023 model is essentially a decade old in its depiction. Before we look at what it got wrong, letā€™s look at what it got right."

#dinotoybog #anomalocaris #arthropods #cambrian #toys

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History_of_Geology · @History_of_Geology
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March 22, 1785, birthday of British geologist Adam Sedgwick, who named the .
He taught a young Charles the noble art of in the field and introduced dip & strike to describe layers.

darwinproject.ac.uk/adam-sedgw

#geology #darwin #cambrian

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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

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DreambeastPoems · @DreambeastPoems
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Magpieblog · @sarahc
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Phys.org · @physorg_bot
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Walkers are Welcome · @WalkersAreWelcome
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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.

walkersarewelcome.org.uk/waw-t

#llanwrtyd #llanwrtydwells #walkersarewelcome #powys #Wales #cymru #cambrian #bogsnorkelling #manvhorse

Last updated 2 years ago

Azimech · @Azimech
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