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Palaeontology A treasure trove of Cambrian fossils Nearly 9000 fossils from 153 species, 60 per cent of which are new to science, provide a window into marine life during the Cambrian Period, finds James Wong AN EXTRAORDINARY 512-million- year-old fossil site has been discovered in southern China, preserving in vivid detail almost an entire ecosystem from a time shortly after Earth’s first mass extinction event. The fossils date from the Cambrian Period, which began 541 million years ago. The early Cambrian saw an explosion of diversity in animal life which gave rise to most of the major groups alive today. …