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.
August 2, 2008 Back to Bermuda it is! Amy and Carl hit the road/air in the middle of the night to head to Bermuda for the Bermuda Cave Conservation Distance Learning Expedition, in partnership with Interactive Expeditions. We will be doing a series of live and interactive broadcasts from underwater…
Rock Springs – August 2, 2008 Today at 0800-ish our team assembled at Kelly Park with manager Joe Brandon to discuss the day’s events. We had a very nice chat with him, completed a bit of necessary paperwork and then headed down to the parking area to get prepped for…
Mike, Andy and Renee set up the location system Andy enters Rock Springs cave with the coil Entering a small, high flow passage Topside, Mike tracks divers in the underwater cave Beautiful!! Renee and Andy exit the cave with ease Over the past few years the Cambrian Foundation has slowly…
End of “Gator Gullet” Eureka!! Geology rocks! Fossilized jaw bone Beautiful newly discovered section Joe and Renee discuss karst features To Kelly Park we headed to tackle the cave at Rock Springs. It seemed like the flow had doubled over night but perhaps we were feeling the physical effects from…