Burgess Shale
Monthly Archive: December Burg
The life cycle of a new fossil: Meet the ancient cousin of the earthworm

By Karma Nanglu
Habelia, a fossil predator with a “multi-tool” head

The Cambrian Burgess Shale arthropod Habelia optata illustrates the uncanny origin of horseshoe crabs, scorpions and spiders
The secret of Oesia: a Burgess Shale mystery, by Karma Nanglu
My name is Karma Nanglu and I’m a PhD student at the University of Toronto, but on a day-to-day basis I do my research at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Burgess Shale fossil site reveals oldest evidence of brood care

Waptia fieldensis research shows parenting has a long history (508 million years)
Brood care, where the adult carries its eggs or juveniles to help increase their survival, was an important evolutionary step. However, little is known about how and when this strategy began.
The restudy of the iconic Hallucigenia animal from Burgess Shale
New research published today in the journal Nature describes a newly-discovered 'ring of teeth' in an otherworldly creature from half a billion years ago.
A Fish With a Big Bang

New fossils reveal first hints of the evolution of jaws in primitive fish.