Greenland's Sirius Passetis is one of the three major lagerstatten containing fossil evidence from this period. Common organisms during this period included the first known chordate Pikaia and the trilobite predator Anomaloca
Greenland's Sirius Passetis is one of the three major lagerstatten containing fossil evidence from this period. Common organisms during this period included the first known chordate Pikaia and the trilobite predator Anomalocaris. Preceded by the Vendian and followed by the Ordovician periods, fossils from this period were found in Canada's Burgess Shale. Events occurring near the beginning of this period include the the Pan-African Orogeny and Varanginian Ice Age. This period is known for its namesake "explosion" and subsequent mass extinction. For 10 points, name this first period of the Paleozoic Era.
Greenland's Sirius Passetis is one of the three major lagerstatten containing fossil evidence from this period.
{Cambrian} Period