Essay Archive - The Cambrian Period
The Cambrian Period
During the Cambrian Period a lot of things happened both geologically
and biologically. The Cambrian Period was the first period of the Paleozoic
Era, it lasted from 570 million years ago to 500 million years ago, 70 million
years. Itıs very important because it corresponds with the firs t appearance of
abundant fossils especially Trilobites, which characterizes a succeeding point
in time. During the Cambrian Period the lapetus Ocean appeared, the
predecessor of the Atlantic Ocean, which separated the young North American and
Eurasian continents. Also Gondwanalan....
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