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.
Mike St. Germain during decompression Terrence utilizes oxygen during decompression Typical Hatteras Conditions August 15, 1999 – Chad Roberts, another Scientific Diver, arrived last night and was rotated in the team as a support diver today. The team assignments for today were: Captain, R/V Cape Fear – Dan Aspenleiter Principle…
Vector averaging current meter The glass floats that suspend the current meter Spotted dolphin investigates during decompression Another Successful Dive on the Monitor August 14, 1999 – The team assignments for today were: Captain, R/V Cape Fear – Dan Aspenleiter Principle Investigator – Dr. John Broadwater NOAA Historian – Jeff…
Possibly a deck light or a porthole Divers review video during a debriefing Divers fill gas cylinders for the next day’s dive Dive, Dive, Dive! August 13, 1999 – Another team member, Michael St. Germain, joined us last night, so we reassigned the teams and headed out at 0700 for…
Float ball The team go-carts Current 2, Divers 0 August 12, 1999 – Once again we headed out at about 0700 for the sanctuary. We made a small adjustment to the assigned postions for each member: Captain, R/V Cape Fear – Dan Aspenleiter Principle Investigator – Dr. John Broadwater NOAA…