How and why the Cambrian explosion occurred has been the subject of debate ever since fossils of this remarkable event were ...

Sometime before 520 million years ago, animal life began to flourish as never before. The small shells, worms and even sponge-like enigmas of earlier eras suddenly unfolded into a new array of species ...

This goblet-shaped fossil from the Jiangchuan Biota in China's Yunnan province is an early species from a group that includes jellyfish, sea anemones and corals. - Gaorong Li Goblet-shaped sea jelly ...

Paleontologists have discovered remarkable fossils in the Grand Canyon that reveal fresh details about the emergence of complex life half a billion years ago. The newfound remains of fauna from the ...

KUNMING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have discovered well-preserved multicellular animal fossils in Ediacaran strata of eastern Yunnan, indicating that complex animal communities existed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This goblet-shaped fossil from the Jiangchuan Biota in China's Yunnan province is an early species from a group that includes ...