Earth is missing a huge chunk of its geological record before the Cambrian period 538 million years ago, when complex life emerged. A new study suggests that the gap was caused by the rise and fall of ancient supercontinents.
How Earth Lost a Billion Years of Its History
Earth is missing a huge chunk of its geological record before the Cambrian period 538 million years ago, when complex life emerged. A new study suggests that the gap was caused by the rise and fall of...
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November 7, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Earth is missing a huge chunk of its geological record before the Cambrian period 538 million years ago, when complex life emerged. A new study suggests that the gap was caused by the rise and fall of ancient supercontinents.
Massive Cambropallas telesto Geyer 1993, an holmiid trilobite found in the Lower Middle Cambrian Jbel Wawrmast Formation,Atlas Mountains, Morocco 🇲🇦
The first appearance of trilobites could be used to define the base of an unnamed Cambrian Series 2 (521-506 Ma)⚒️ #fossilfriday
The first appearance of trilobites could be used to define the base of an unnamed Cambrian Series 2 (521-506 Ma)⚒️ #fossilfriday
November 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Massive Cambropallas telesto Geyer 1993, an holmiid trilobite found in the Lower Middle Cambrian Jbel Wawrmast Formation,Atlas Mountains, Morocco 🇲🇦
The first appearance of trilobites could be used to define the base of an unnamed Cambrian Series 2 (521-506 Ma)⚒️ #fossilfriday
The first appearance of trilobites could be used to define the base of an unnamed Cambrian Series 2 (521-506 Ma)⚒️ #fossilfriday
Forgotten Cambrian weirdo
November 6, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Forgotten Cambrian weirdo
This evening's entertainment was provided by the Cambrian String Quartet and the music of Hans Zimmer
November 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This evening's entertainment was provided by the Cambrian String Quartet and the music of Hans Zimmer
Blue Cambrian Explosion
November 4, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Blue Cambrian Explosion
I'm really excited for the Cambrian Explosion of what Easier and Different programming opens up!
It's fascinating to watch how deeply this is challenging us to think about what is skill, what is problem solving, where are its pieces, how do we build comprehension, what if there are new pathways in that we failed to see for a long time because we didn't have the tools for it
November 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I'm really excited for the Cambrian Explosion of what Easier and Different programming opens up!
it is extremely funny to be an ace combat fan for 20+ years and suddenly be in the middle of a Fandom Cambrian Explosion Event
November 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
it is extremely funny to be an ace combat fan for 20+ years and suddenly be in the middle of a Fandom Cambrian Explosion Event
the early 1900's was the cambrian explosion of cars. this is somehow a descendent of the horse. nothing made sense
November 6, 2026 at 4:39 AM
the early 1900's was the cambrian explosion of cars. this is somehow a descendent of the horse. nothing made sense
Muscle attachment structures on multifunctional armour of Cambrian lobopodians onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology
November 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Muscle attachment structures on multifunctional armour of Cambrian lobopodians onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology
Welcome back to #FossilFriday
These cone shaped fossils that you see here are known as Hyoliths. They probably belong to the genus Haplopherentis which lived during the Miaolingian Series of the Cambrian Period. This specimen comes from the Conasauga Formation in Floyd County, Georgia.
These cone shaped fossils that you see here are known as Hyoliths. They probably belong to the genus Haplopherentis which lived during the Miaolingian Series of the Cambrian Period. This specimen comes from the Conasauga Formation in Floyd County, Georgia.
November 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Welcome back to #FossilFriday
These cone shaped fossils that you see here are known as Hyoliths. They probably belong to the genus Haplopherentis which lived during the Miaolingian Series of the Cambrian Period. This specimen comes from the Conasauga Formation in Floyd County, Georgia.
These cone shaped fossils that you see here are known as Hyoliths. They probably belong to the genus Haplopherentis which lived during the Miaolingian Series of the Cambrian Period. This specimen comes from the Conasauga Formation in Floyd County, Georgia.
Earth's churning mantle may have created the Great Unconformity arstechnica.com/science/2026...
Earth's churning mantle may have created the Great Unconformity
Explaining the Great Unconformity, where Cambrian deposits sit on top of older rocks.
arstechnica.com
November 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Earth's churning mantle may have created the Great Unconformity arstechnica.com/science/2026...
November 7, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Interesting, perhaps for those who were interested in my Substack posts about the Cambrian Flathead Sandstone.
November 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Interesting, perhaps for those who were interested in my Substack posts about the Cambrian Flathead Sandstone.
Blue Cambrian Explosion
November 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Blue Cambrian Explosion
the Cambrian explosion of PDAs was a wild time in industrial design
sony clie peg-ux50, pda (2003) archive.org/details/play...
November 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
the Cambrian explosion of PDAs was a wild time in industrial design
The children hunger for the Cambrian era.
November 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The children hunger for the Cambrian era.
A #fakemon lineage based on #anomalocaris and the #cambrian critters, for @bitebitebited.bsky.social !
#pixelart #ドット絵 #paleoart #pokemon #fakemon
#pixelart #ドット絵 #paleoart #pokemon #fakemon
November 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
A #fakemon lineage based on #anomalocaris and the #cambrian critters, for @bitebitebited.bsky.social !
#pixelart #ドット絵 #paleoart #pokemon #fakemon
#pixelart #ドット絵 #paleoart #pokemon #fakemon
Opabinia and cephalaspis! What’s your favorite Cambrian period / Paleozoic Era weirdo?
#linocut #printmaking #weirdart
#linocut #printmaking #weirdart
November 2, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Opabinia and cephalaspis! What’s your favorite Cambrian period / Paleozoic Era weirdo?
#linocut #printmaking #weirdart
#linocut #printmaking #weirdart
Earth’s churning mantle may have created the Great Unconformity ⚒️🧪
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
Earth's churning mantle may have created the Great Unconformity
Explaining the Great Unconformity, where Cambrian deposits sit on top of older rocks.
arstechnica.com
November 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Earth’s churning mantle may have created the Great Unconformity ⚒️🧪
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
Cambrian Model Lithoscape
Put three random words together that could be a Fall LP title
November 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Cambrian Model Lithoscape
Yup. Which made it massive for the Cambrian. The T. Rex of its day.
November 7, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Yup. Which made it massive for the Cambrian. The T. Rex of its day.
November 3, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Pre-Cambrian origin of envelope-carrying retrotransposons in metazoans
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Pre-Cambrian origin of envelope-carrying retrotransposons in metazoans
Envelope-carrying Ty3/gypsy LTR retrotransposons are ancient and widespread across animals, revealing deep evolutionary links between retroelements, viral fusogens, and retroviruses.
elifesciences.org
November 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Pre-Cambrian origin of envelope-carrying retrotransposons in metazoans
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