Wednesday 12 February 2014

'Mother Lode' of Amazingly Preserved Fossils Discovered in Canada

By Becky Oskin, Staff Writer | February 11, 2014 10:17am ET

A treasure trove of fossils chiseled out of a canyon in Canada's Kootenay National Park rivals the famous Burgess Shale, the best record of early life on Earth, scientists say.

"Once we started to break fresh rock, we realized we had discovered something incredibly special," said Robert Gaines, a geologist at Pomona College in Pomona, Calif., and co-author of a new study announcing the find. "It was an extraordinary moment."


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