Description: This pattern depicts fossils of the Ediacaran Biota, the earliest known large multicellular organisms on Earth! Ediacaran fossils are found worldwide, in rocks dating to more than 600 million years old. These organisms are so strange and remote that their relationship, if any, to modern species is a mystery. Paleontologists group Ediacaran organisms into three "assemblages", known as the "Avalon Assemblage", the "White Sea Assemblage", and the "Nama Assemblage". The coloration of this illustration reflects these groupings. Perfect for paleontologists, fossil hunters, and anyone interested in early life!
Description: This pattern depicts 9 different micropaleontology core-samples. Diatoms, dinoflagellates, conodonts, foraminiferans, coccolithophores, radiolarians, and ostrocods are some of the the many microfossils represented in this pattern. The study of microscopic fossils is of enormous importance in the field of paleontology.
Description: This is a pattern depicting Anomalocaris along with the three fossils that are associated with it. The fossils, which were originally thought to belong to separate animals, were ultimately found to be parts of a single animal. Anomalocaris was among the first of the great apex predators to swim the Earth's oceans. Though it was not overly large by present standards, back in the Cambrian Period it was a giant! Fossils of this famous animal have been found in rock formations throughout the world, most notably the Burgess Shale.
