Chengjiang Fossil Site
World Heritage
China
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The Chengjiang Paleontological Community, located in Yunnan Province, covers an area of 512 hectares and is the most complete record of the early Cambrian marine biome. The biomes are well preserved and show the hard and soft tissue anatomy of various organisms (invertebrates and vertebrates). They record the formation of early complex marine ecosystems. The site records at least 16 phyla and various mysterious groups and about 196 species, providing exceptional evidence for the rapid diversification of life on Earth 530 million years ago, when almost all major animal groups today appeared. It has opened a window of paleontology with great significance for academic research.
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