This stunning and unique evolutionary flowering is termed the "Cambrian explosion," taking ... In order to be available to us, the remains of ancient plants and animals have to be preserved ...

A new study reveals that a region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or “Life oasis” for terrestrial plants ...

A region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium - or “life oasis”- for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian ...

A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants ...

The archaic sponge reef-dwellers of the Cambrian gave way to bryozoans—tiny ... There is also evidence that the first primitive plants began to appear on the previously barren land.

This occurred in a world without land plants and during a period of very ... More information: Carol Dehler et al, The ...