The Burgess Shale – a Window into an Ancient World

The Burgess Shale formation is a remarkable geological deposit located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia. This formation, which dates back approximately 508 million years to the

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The Great Oxygen Event

Sitting here in the DinoZone is a special rock. In fact, all of the rocks at the DinoZone are special. However this one in particular has special significance

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Beyond the Dinosaur Kingdom

Dinosaurs lived during what is known as the Mesozoic Era which, when seen in the context of the entire history of life on Earth, comprises a very small

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The First Plants

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fucus_serratus_2015-09-08_ag_M0010140.jpg The first plants to appear on Earth were seaweeds. They showed up around 1000 million years ago, and compared to the single-celled bacteria and blue green algae

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Life Begins

Archaea (prokaryotic microbes) were first found in extreme environments, such as hydrothermal vents. Source: WikipediaLife began way back when the Earth was young. The remains of these early

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