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Chengjiang biota, Yunnan

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Exquisitely preserved Cambrian soft-bodied animals.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Early Cambrian (Maotianshan Shale)

One of the most important Cambrian fossil deposits

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