Site appears to equal importance of original Burgess Shale discovery Researchers have discovered a significant new shale fossil bed in Kootenay National Park that could equal the importance and one day even surpass the original discovery of the Burgess Shale in Yoho National Park. The exact location is being kept confidential but it`s near Marble Canyon. Michael Streng and a newly discovered fossil at a new Burgess Shale […]

Features seen in the bones of Aurornis tell scientists they are looking at the beginning of the bird line   What may be the earliest creature yet discovered on the evolutionary line to birds has been unearthed in China. The fossil animal, which retains impressions of feathers, is dated to be about 160 million years old. Scientists have given it the name Aurornis, which means “dawn bird”. The significance of […]