Tag: Cambrian
How the Cambrian explosion greatly disrupted the carbon cycle
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New species of a fossil group discovered a century after the first
A fossil species previously thought to be a radiodont, a Cambrian nektonic predator, has just been reanalyzed. Its morphology allows paleontologists to classify it among the opabiniids, the last specimen…
The formation of supermountains would have impacted the evolution of life on Earth
By tracking zircons with a low lutetium content, Australian researchers have succeeded in identifying the formation, during the history of the Earth, of two “supermountains” rising more than 8 km…
Paleontology: the major discoveries in 2021
For the end of the year, Futura offers you a selection of novelties that have marked the field of paleontology in 2021. Discover or rediscover the history of fossils as…