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UNM Newsroom / News / Geologists rewrite textbooks with new insights from Cambrian Rocks of Grand Canyon
A 500 million-year-old trilobites fossil left ladder-like traces,

A 500 million-year-old trilobites fossil left ladder-like traces,

and Cambrian worms left tube-like trails in the mud of the shallow ocean that are preserved as trace fossils. Photo by Laurie Crossey.
UNM's Karl Karlstrom examines torn-up sediment

UNM's Karl Karlstrom examines torn-up sediment

that may record the record of a large hurricane or perhaps a tsunami affecting the shallow marine environment. Photo by Laurie Crossey.
Fred Sundberg (r.) finding trilobite fossils among shales,

Fred Sundberg (r.) finding trilobite fossils among shales,

like needles in a haystack. Photo by Laurie Crossey.
Karl Karlstrom (r.) examining a trilobite fossil

Karl Karlstrom (r.) examining a trilobite fossil

found by John Foster (l.). Photo by Laurie Crossey.
UNM alum and first author Carol Dehler

UNM alum and first author Carol Dehler

with student assistants Carmen Winn (then a UNM Ph.D. student) and UA student Claire DeCelles. Photo by Laurie Crossey.

Geologists rewrite textbooks with new insights from Cambrian Rocks of Grand Canyon

Collaborative studies using new analytical techniques combined with traditional field geology in one of the world’s premier geologic laboratories have led to new views of the Cambrian explosion of life
November 08, 2024
Categories: Front Page College of Arts & Sciences Earth & Planetary Sciences Latest News Research
Tags: Grand Canyon Cambrian

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