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.
Marissa helps the divers with their gear Renee descends into San Lando Here kitty, kitty…. Karl retrieves a water sample The interns hard at work A young scientist at work Today the team went to Sanlando Spring for bacterial sampling. This small cave system exhibits high flow up through a…
Karl prepares to enter the inky darkness Andy collects bacteria at station 5 Clyde… the isopd!! Marissa and Betsy test the cave samples Analyzing for nitrates The dive team enjoyed another successful day of sample collection, this time at DeLeon Springs State Park. DeLeon Springs isn’t open to cave divers…
Karl and Renee prepare for the dive Karl assists Andy with his gear Renee enters the cave Andy collects a water sample from within the cave One of the divers discovers a tiny isopod Renee takes a closer look To obtain the water samples required by the science team, Andrew…
Andy, Terrence and Renee get ready The main squeeze!! Andy gets a sample from station 5 David, Kris and Bob run their tests Terrence collects bacterial biomass Betsy assists the divers with their tanks Today the team went to Wekiwa Springs, our tasks centered on the smaller of the two…