New animal species that survived mass extinction event half a billion years ago found in a quarry in China

Chester scientists working to prevent extinction of endangered bird

Chester scientists are working to prevent the extinction of a critically endangered bird.

‘Extraordinary’ trove of ancient species found in China quarry

Almost 100 new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists...

New animal species that survived mass extinction event half a billion years ago found in a quarry in China

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our planet's history.

Chinese fossils show marine animals thriving half a billion years ago

Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than a half billion years ago, showing a deep-water ecosystem thriving in the aftermath of the first mass extinction of the animal world.The Cambrian Period fossils, about 512 million years old, are of invertebrates of various shapes and sizes, including an apex predator with...