The Cambrian Age occurred about 500 million years ago and lasted for about 80 million years, during which all life was confined to water. It is also the first geological age from which we have recovered a good fossil record.
The most familiar fossils of the Cambrian Period are the Trilobites, the bug-like ancestors of today’s crustaceans. It is this reason that an image of Trilobite fossils is used by the Foundation.
On September 17th a few of our divers explored a wreck in middle/eastern PA. The wreck is believed to be an old canal barge that was burned and sunk. This dive was organized to collect photos and footage of the site. Over the winter we plan on discussing the feasibility…
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Sept 25, 2011 – Rock Springs in Kelly Park Author: Jef Frank Today promised to be an interesting day. I’d been inside Rock Springs a couple of times before, and my memory of the place was that is was small, shallow, high flow, and very fragile. Our mission, to collect…
Sept 24, 2011 – “Fall Cleaning” and data collection at Wekiwa Springs Author: Marissa L. Williams On Saturday the Cambrian Foundation once again visited Wekiwa Springs State Park to collect data as part of our grant with the National Science Foundation, but with a twist. Our day began at 8:30…